Cognitive Abilities In The Film Limitless

The myth humans only use 10-20 percent of their brain hypothesizes that only a small portion of brain capacity is accessed at a given time. The myth suggests that the blank areas in our brain must be summoned in order to unlock full potential and intelligence. Both action thrillers ‘Limitless’ and ‘Lucy’ support the idea of being able to obtain elevated cognitive abilities and human superpowers by undergoing a transformative process. In ‘Limitless’ a writer suffering from writer's block is given a miracle drug that guarantees to enable his brain usage from a standard of 20 percent to limitless. Upon using the drug, he completes his book in 4 days, fosters a cultural appetite, instantly learns new languages, and possesses innovative information. Like limitless, ‘Lucy” prioritizes the scientific concept of exceeding knowledge and obtaining secrets by restructuring the mind. The movie gives a clear visual of the percentage utilization occurring in her brain and the experiences and battles she faces to reach potentially 100 percent real time super human
As he got older he developed a severe case of epilepsy that couldn’t be pharmaceutically treated with drugs or treatments. He contacted Dr. William Scoville, a well known and respected neurosurgeon, to solve his severe case. Dr. William Scoville surgically removed the focus and location in epilepsy, the hippocampus. Following the surgical treatment, Henrys seizures disappeared and even his IQ was improved. The consequence was that Henry Molaison lost previous memory and was incapable of forming and retaining new memories. Although the hippocampus is specialized to transfer short term to long term memory, other regions of the brain are constantly multi tasking and networking with the hippocampus. Therefore, the myth humans only have access to 10 percent of their brain is false because the brain is fully active and can compensate for its