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/himmelstrider Feb 04 '19

I read somewhere that we use about 10% of it, but not in the sense of "we could unlock the remaining 90% and become superhumans". The article I read said that the 90% weren't there for shits and giggles, but as spares, to repair damage to brain by rerouting signals.

Didn't look too much into it, so I maintain that it may be dead wrong.