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Do we only use 10 percent of our brain?

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Adding to that mystery is the contention that humans "only" employ 10 percent of their brain. If only regular folk could tap that other 90 percent, they too could become savants who remember π to the twenty-thousandth decimal place or perhaps even have telekinetic powers. read more

The popularly and widely spread belief that we only use or have access to 10 percent of our brain's power is often used to speculate about the extent of human abilities if only we could utilize our brain's full capacity. read more

In, S. Della Sala (Ed.), Mind Myths: Exploring Everyday Mysteries of the Mind and Brain (pp. 1-24). Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons., Ltd. Druckman, D. and Swets, J., eds. (1988) Enhancing Human Performance: Issues, Theories, and Techniques. read more