• Question: If we only use 5% of our brain what do we use the other half for?

    Asked by Avanti2005 to Reka, Ajay, Kate, Kuntal, Pip on 16 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by BOB???, mattie007.
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      Reka Nagy answered on 16 Nov 2016:


      That’s actually a myth! We use all of our brain, so if we removed part of it we would either die or be severely impaired in some way – either unable to move, talk or remember things, for example.

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