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  by Melody Clearwater

  Created on: October 22, 2010   Last Updated: October 29, 2010

  The idea that humans use only ten percent of their brains is just a myth.  This myth has several

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  by Dean Traylor

  Created on: April 05, 2011

  Go to any party, sit in a classroom, or stand near an office water cooler where employees congregate,

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  by John Cowley

  Created on: August 24, 2008   Last Updated: August 28, 2008

  When discussing this question it can be quite misleading to assume that the brain is entirely under

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  by Jerges Cervantes

  Created on: March 26, 2010   Last Updated: April 09, 2010

  Sigmund Freud is perhaps best known for his research and analysis into what he coined the Ego, Superego,

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  by Krystal Nicole Jimenez

  Created on: April 07, 2010

  To say that we as humans only use 10 percent of our brains would be a drastic understatement. The phrase

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  by William Nadeau Esq

  Created on: October 18, 2008

  It doesn't matter a tiny bit what some experts say about how much of the human brain is used. That's

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  by Jack Roviere

  Created on: June 16, 2008

  The human brain is an incredible little machine we have. It is the primary part of our central nervous

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  by Joshua Jones

  Created on: May 23, 2008   Last Updated: February 08, 2009

  It really depends upon what you mean by "use". Humans use only a small percentage of the brain to process

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  by Jonas Stewart

  Created on: April 06, 2009

  The mysterious story of people only using 10 percent of their intellectual powers is completely false.

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  by Liam Skoda

  Created on: January 30, 2009

  The misconception that humans use only 10% of our brains has persisted for years without any scientific

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  by Jesse Delia

  Created on: April 14, 2009

  No, humans do not only use 10% of their brain, the idea is ridiculous.

  Heres a very non-technical explanation...

  Essentially

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  by Bryan Belrad

  Created on: April 11, 2008

  The idea that we only use 10% of our brains is a holdover from the infamous 50's classroom style documentaries.

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  by Nathawyn Proby

  Created on: September 20, 2008   Last Updated: October 28, 2008

  The human brain is said to weigh at least seven percent. It is my assumption that many people use more

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  by Richard Hemingway

  Created on: April 04, 2009

  If I am to say that I use more than 10% of my brain, would this make me superhuman? The truth is, we

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  by Lorelei Cohen

  Created on: May 23, 2008

  Seeing Uncle Henry slumped over, and sleeping in the old easy chair, it is hard to imagine that he is

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  by Jon N.

  Created on: August 05, 2008

  Does a writer use only 10% of his keyboard? A billiards player only 10% of his cue? I could go on and

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  by G E Barr

  Created on: November 02, 2008

  PREMATURE PROJECTION

  How can we know just how much of the brain is used when we do not know how to fix

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  by David Adam

  Created on: March 15, 2010

  This is bullshit. It has become rooted and popular is a testament to the fact that there are lots of

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  by Author Name Withheld 48

  Created on: June 16, 2008

  Humans definitely do not use ten percent of their brain. I mean, not for actual thought processing,

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  by Jean Sumner

  Created on: February 27, 2008   Last Updated: March 05, 2008

  No.

  This is definitely sad news to those of us who desperately want to believe that somewhere within