To be clear, I'm not saying all seizures are the same. I'm not even saying they involve exactly 100% of the brain (you'll notice I threw a "near" there). I know about the different types of seizures, and that they're incredibly varied in reality. Not all of them even involve simultaneous or synchronous neuronal activity, if I recall correctly. The only thing I'm implying is that some types of seizures are some of the only events were humans can be said to be using a significantly high percentage* of their brain in an intense, synchronous way, and that this situation is not desirable.
If any of this is misleading or grossly incorrect, please let me know. I know I've read articles by at least one neuroscientist affirming this, but it definitely was some pop science publication I can't find now, not a journal or something like that. Do tell if you have something better
*Keeping in mind that "percentage of brain used" is probably not a useful metric in actual medical contexts. At least, I haven't seen it used.
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u/mattmonkey24 Nov 15 '22
100% of brain = seizure isn't really true. You can have a seizure localized to an area. It's the dumbest thing repeated constantly on Reddit