Ultimately, it's not that we use 10 percent of our brains, merely that we only understand about 10 percent of how it functions. read more
We understand now that different brain areas function both separately and together to allow us to coordinate complex tasks. So at any moment we could be using 10% or 100% of our brain, depending on what we are doing. 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