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How Much of Your Brain Do You Use?

If you’ve been watching TV lately, it’s very likely that the incessant ads for an upcoming movie is rotting your brain. The promos for Lucy, the upcoming action movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman, show that the movie is based on the premise of what would happen if humans used more than 10% of their brains.

Of course, that pseudo-scientific notion has been dismissed by the scientific community and anyone with half a brain (pun intended) for years. Unfortunately, many people still believe this. In fact, you use all of your brain in order to function.

Posted on July 22, 2014 | Video

The Internet Could Be Ruining Your Brain

I love the internet and admittedly spend way too much time online or doing something with electronics. However, I grew up without the internet so most of my learning was done without a computer at my side so I can still learn without Wikipedia and love reading books. But what if I grew up with the internet and computers and social networking all around? What would that do to my brain, my memory and how I lived.