Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: buster
I often wonder if people like psychics, or extremely gifted people that have incredible memories etc. tap into other parts of the brain???
There really is no such thing as psychics, but I believe "gifted" people's brains function differently....or more efficiently...can't say they use otherwise unused "brain parts".
A gifted brain probably works different to the norm, sometimes with the loss of other functions. An Autistic Savant may be able the +-x or divide large numbers instantly, but other normal functions will be lacking. Einstein was able to envision concepts most of us would find difficult to comprehend, but as a child was slow learning to speak and was considerd a little Dim.
What Impresses me is the way humans have learned to communicate.
Communication has allowed us to share knowledge and pass on knowledge after we die. I think 'this' is key to our rapid increase in technology (over the last 100 years, I bet it's more than Logarhythmic!) What saddens me is; How many Einsteins, Mozart's etc. may have gone undiscovered because communication (to enlightened people) was not available.