It's one of the more popular myths out there: We only use 10% of our brain's power. Watch as Anthony finally puts this myth to rest. Read More: New survey finds Americans care about brain health, but misperceptions abound http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/MichaelJFoxFoundRelease_9.25.13.pdf "A new online survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), reveals that nearly one in five Americans (17 percent) care enough about their brain health that they think about it on a day-to-day basis— but also that myths and misperceptions abound, including a considerable underestimation of the incidence of brain ailments." Busted! Most in US Believe Brain Disease Myths http://www.livescience.com/39923-americans-believe-brain-myths.html Nearly two-thirds of Americans mistakenly believe that humans use only 10 percent of their brains, according to a new poll on brain health. Do People Only Use 10 Percent Of Their Brains? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=people-only-use-10-percent-of-brain "The human brain is complex. Along with performing millions of mundane acts, it composes concertos, issues manifestos and comes up with elegant solutions to equations." Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-the-brain-need-s "It is well established that the brain uses more energy than any other human organ, accounting for up to 20 percent of the body's total haul." Top 10 Myths About the Brain http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/10-brain-myths.htm#page=10 "We've often been told that we only use about 10 percent of our brains. Famous people such as Albert Einstein and Margaret Mead have been quoted as stating a variation of it." The Ten Percent Myth http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percent.asp The 10 Percent of Brain Myth http://psychology.about.com/od/biopsychology/a/10-percent-of-brain-myth.htm "Chances are high that you have heard someone make a similar comment at some time or another. The popularly and widely spread belief that we only use or have access to 10 percent of our brain's power is often used to speculate about the extent of human abilities if only we could utilize our brain's full capacity." Do we really use only 10 percent of our brains? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-we-really-use-only-10 "Whenever I venture out of the Ivory Tower to deliver public lectures about the brain, by far the most likely question I can expect as the talk winds up is, "Do we really only use 10 percent of our brains?" The look of disappointment that usually follows when I say it isn't so strongly suggests that the 10-percent myth is one of those hopeful shibboleths that refuses to die simply because it would be so darn nice if it were true." Watch More: Left Brain/Right Brain Myth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE6VTvxkhFs Exercise Your Brain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj_5SGdx7Xk Total Brain BS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukN8UY83xFI ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com

• published: 27 Sep 2013
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