Another urban myth debunked. Massimo Pigliuci points to an article at Snopes.com.
I have heard this crap before. I always understood it to mean that the "unused" 90% was for paranormal development that some people allegedly have. What a bunch of unsubstantiated hooey!
It is of course perpetuated by uncritical media (as mentioned int he article by the likes of Bryant Gumbel and other gullible characters).
The origins of this myth are not clear, but it seems to come from the self-described "psychics" and other con-artists to explain their "gift".
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Not true: you don't use only 10% of your brain
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I think the myth got started because it just seems that most people use only 10% of their brains.
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