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WHAT WE FOUND

Scientific research and modern neuroscience provide robust evidence that humans use virtually every part of the brain 6 8. High-credibility sources confirm that the popular notion of humans using only ten percent of their brain is a persistent myth 3 7 12. Imaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography demonstrate that most brain areas are active almost all the time 8 10. Even during sleep, no area of the brain is completely inactive 9. Experts state that we use our entire brain every day to perform various cognitive and physiological tasks 3 5 11.

SOURCES

1. 1 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
   Myths and truths about the cellular composition of the human brain

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2. 2 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
   Do We Only Use 10% of our Brains? | Snopes.com

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3. 3 · mcgovern.mit.eduACADEMIC
   Do we only use 10 percent of our brain? - MIT McGovern Institute

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4. 4 · psychologicalscience.orgACADEMIC
   Myth: We Only Use 10% of Our Brains

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5. 5 · hub.jhu.eduACADEMIC
   Busting a brain myth: We really do use 100 percent of our brains | Hub

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6. 6 · psychologytoday.comACADEMIC
   Beyond the Myth That We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brains

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7. 7 · health.harvard.eduACADEMIC
   You don't say? Brain space - Harvard Health

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8. 8 · science.howstuffworks.comACADEMIC
   How Much of Our Brain Do We Use? Debunking the Myth

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9. 9 · educationalneuroscience.org.ukACADEMIC
   We only use 10% of our brains | Centre for Educational Neuroscience

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10. 10 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Ten-percent-of-the-brain myth - Wikipedia

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11. 11 · britannica.comWEB
    Do We Really Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? - Britannica

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12. 12 · uamshealth.comWEB
    Do People Only Use 10 Percent of our Brains? - UAMS Health

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