THE IDEA THAT WE ONLY USE 10 PER CENT OF OUR BRAINS IS A MYTH THAT NEEDS TO DIE

COLUMNISTS COMMENT

I was recently asked which scientific ‘myth’ I’d like to see banished from the public consciousness. Predictably, given the decades I’ve spent in neuroscience, I had to choose the persistent notion that humans ‘only use 10 per cent of our brains’.

We’ve all heard it, the idea that everything our brains do on a daily basis is handled by just 10 per cent of our grey matter and the rest is… just sitting there, waiting, brimming with untapped potential.

Let’s be clear, it’s complete nonsense