So, last night I'm watching National Geographic's: 'Brain Games' for the first time, and I get caught up in all the exercises and demonstrations. I then realized that a few of the things I learned through science and psychology classes in high school and college are now considered to be wrong. For instance, scientists have discovered that we use pretty much all of our gray matter rather than the meager 10% they thought we once used, and the whole concept of left-brain/right-brain is largely incorrect.

Today, the discoveries are mounting thanks to the development of new technologies. Amazing, really. Now if I could only remember where I left my motorcycle keys.

Here are 7 myths about your brain that you'll find hard to believe:

 

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