Back أسطورة العشرة بالمئة من قدرة الدماغ Arabic İnsan beyninin ancaq 10%-nin işlənməsi haqqında mif Azerbaijani Мит за десетте процента от мозъка Bulgarian Představa o využití pouhých 10 % mozku Czech Zehn-Prozent-Mythos German Μύθος του διανοητικού 10% Greek Mito del 10 % del cerebro Spanish 10 protsendi müüt Estonian باور نادرست ده درصد از مغز Persian Kymmenen prosentin myytti Finnish
The 10% of the brain myth states that humans generally use only one-tenth (or some other small fraction) of their brains. It has been misattributed to many famous scientists and historical figures, notably Albert Einstein. By extrapolation, it is suggested that a person may 'harness' or 'unlock' this unused potential and increase their intelligence. Changes in grey and white matter following new experiences and learning have been shown, but it has not yet been proven what the changes are. The popular notion that large parts of the brain remain unused, and could subsequently be "activated", rests in folklore and not science. Though specific mechanisms regarding brain function remain to be fully described—e.g. memory, consciousness—the physiology of brain mapping suggests that all areas of the brain have a function and that they are used nearly all the time.