FACT CHECK #XT3X9TWL

WHAT WE FOUND

The notion that 90 percent of the human brain lies dormant is a widely debunked myth 4 7 11. High-credibility sources from the MIT McGovern Institute and the Mayo Clinic confirm that humans use their entire brain every day and that the organ is active all the time 5 12. While the exact number of cells is estimated at roughly 86 billion neurons, research into the default mode network demonstrates that significant brain activity continues even during periods of rest 8 9. Scientists explicitly state that the idea of tapping into a dormant 90 percent to achieve greater potential is 100 percent a myth 5 7.

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
   Medical Images Show Man with 90% of His Brain 'Missing'?

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3. 3 · congress.govACADEMIC
   [PDF] House of Representatives - Congressional Record

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

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5. 5 · mcgovern.mit.eduACADEMIC
   Do we only use 10 percent of our brain? - MIT McGovern Institute

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6. 6 · elon.eduACADEMIC
   Responses to a tension pair about whether 'Google is making ...

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7. 7 · science.howstuffworks.comACADEMIC
   How Much of Our Brain Do We Use? Debunking the Myth

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8. 8 · sciencedirect.comACADEMIC
   20 years of the default mode network: A review and synthesis

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9. 9 · sdbif.orgACADEMIC
   72 Amazing Human Brain Facts (Based on the Latest Science)

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10. 10 · washingtonpost.comNEWS
    The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. ...

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11. 11 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Ten-percent-of-the-brain myth - Wikipedia

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12. 12 · michaeljfox.orgWEB
    Does 90 Percent of Our Brain Go Unused? | Parkinson's Disease

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