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From: pfry@oracle.uucp (Philip M. Fry)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Human use of available intelligence.
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Date: 14 Dec 88 19:47:46 GMT
References: <Dec.6.15.57.28.1988.9988@klaatu.rutgers.edu> <2768@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <Dec.8.18.59.38.1988.10409@klaatu.rutgers.edu> <659@htsa.uucp>
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In article <659@htsa.uucp> fransvo@htsa.UUCP (Frans van Otten) writes:
> (in response to article <Dec.8.18.59.38.1988.10409@klaatu.rutgers.edu> 
> josh@klaatu.rutgers.edu (J Storrs Hall) )
> [Assume] that the human brain is very powerful. 'Normal' people
>use this power quite scattered (see my article about multiple 'kinds' of
>intelligence). Idiot savants use most of their brain power for a very
>small task. 
>-- 
>                         Frans van Otten
>                         Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam
>			 Technische en Maritieme Faculteit
>                         fransvo@htsa.uucp




This reminds me of the often-stated but never-documented comment that people
only use 15% of their available brain power.  How is this number derived?
Any good references?

Phil Fry
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