What Led to the Myth That Humans Use Only 10

question 25

Multiple Choice

What led to the myth that humans use only 10 percent of our brains?

• A) Scientists electrically probed the association areas and received no response.
• B) Scientists noticed that when they severed the corpus callosum of most patients,it had no effect on their behavior.
• C) Phineas Gage's horrible accident had no detectable effect on his brain.
• D) This is not a myth;humans use only 10 percent of the brain.

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