Publish at October 05 2016 Updated September 20 2023
Two-thirds of the population still believe the myth that has been around for over a century: that we only use 10% of our brain. Nonsense! Our neuron-packed brains have evolved to use as little energy as possible while carrying as much information as possible... a task that requires the whole brain. Richard E. Cytowic breaks the clichés about this neurological myth (and explains why we're not very good multitaskers).
Richard E. Cytowic's lesson, animated by TOGETHER.
Running time: 5min15
Photo credit : Pixabay
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