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Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? Electrically probing an association area won't trigger any observable response. So, unlike the somatosensory and motor areas, association area functions cannot be neatly mapped. Does this mean we don't use them? Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? LOQ 2-13 Is it true that 90 percent of our brain isn't really used? 1 Electrically probing an association area leads to no observable response. ? 2 This vast association area "silence" has led to the false claim that we really use only 10 percent of our brain- "one of the hardiest weeds in the garden of psychology." 1 3 Is there really a 90 percent chance that a bullet to your brain would land in an unused area? Brain-damaged animals and humans bear witness: 

          Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain?
Electrically probing an association area won't trigger any observable response. So, unlike the somatosensory and motor areas,
association area functions cannot be neatly mapped. Does this mean we don't use them?
Thinking Critically About:
Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain?
LOQ 2-13 Is it true that 90 percent of our brain isn't really used?
1
Electrically probing an association
area leads to no observable response.
?
2
This vast association area
"silence" has led to the false
claim that we really use only
10 percent of our brain-
"one of the hardiest weeds in
the garden of psychology." 1
3
Is there really
a 90 percent
chance that a bullet to your brain
would land in an unused area?
Brain-damaged animals and humans bear witness:
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Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? Electrically probing an association area won't trigger any observable response. So, unlike the somatosensory and motor areas, association area functions cannot be neatly mapped. Does this mean we don't use them? Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? LOQ 2-13 Is it true that 90 percent of our brain isn't really used? 1 Electrically probing an association area leads to no observable response. ? 2 This vast association area "silence" has led to the false claim that we really use only 10 percent of our brain- "one of the hardiest weeds in the garden of psychology." 1 3 Is there really a 90 percent chance that a bullet to your brain would land in an unused area? Brain-damaged animals and humans bear witness:

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Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? Electrically probing an association area won't trigger any observable response. So, unlike the somatosensory and motor areas, association area functions cannot be neatly mapped. Does this mean we don't use them? Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? LOQ 2-13 Is it true that 90 percent of our brain isn't really used? Electrically probing an association area leads to no observable response. This vast association area "silence" has led to the false claim that we really use only 10 percent of our brain - "one of the hardiest weeds in the garden of psychology." Brain-damaged animals and humans bear witness: Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? Electrically probing an association area won't trigger any observable response. So, unlike the somatosensory and motor areas, association area functions cannot be neatly mapped. Does this mean we don't use them? Thinking Critically About: Do We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain? LOQ 2-13 Is it true that 90 percent of our brain isn't really used? Electrically probing an association area leads to no observable response. This vast association area "silence" has led to the false claim that we really use only 10 percent of our brain - "one of the hardiest weeds in the garden of psychology." Is there really a 90 percent chance that a bullet to your brain would land in an unused area? Brain-damaged animals and humans bear witness:
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