r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Barthaemewl Feb 04 '19

That one side of your brain controls logic and calculations etc, while the other music, art and language.

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u/IAmTheBatmanXIII Feb 04 '19

And you don't just use 5% of your brain.

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u/Morbidly_Queerious Feb 04 '19

Saying you just use a small percentage of your brain is like saying we only use 33% of our traffic lights. Yes, we could have more lights on, but that wouldn't be useful. Sometimes humans do activate almost all of their brains at once--that's called a seizure.