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QuickCheck: Do people only use 10% of their brain?

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Is this true? Would you be able to open doors to untapped energy and abilities if you could use more? Time to separate fact from fiction.

While the origin of the myth is unclear, some people attribute it to a misunderstanding of a statement in an article by American psychologist and philosopher William James in the 1907 edition of the journal Science.

While James is a prominent thinker, most of his writings revolved around spiritual and philosophical aspects of psychology, not medicine or biology. In a 2009 study, scientists thoroughly debunked the 10% claim and asserted that you are using almost 100% of your brain at any given moment.

 

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