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Old Jan 01, 2012, 10:55 AM
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I think it is a bit of a myth that we only use a portion of our brains; the psychologist William James started it in the nineteenth century:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...rcent-of-brain

I think it is more exciting to think we have a sports car under us instead of a family station wagon or minivan
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