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   From: laura@nospam.me   
      
   "Kaycee"  wrote in message   
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   > David Mitchell wrote:   
   >   
   > > The left/right brain distinction is, IIRC, overrated.   
   > >   
   > > AFAIK there are only very few specialised areas which are not duplicated   
   > > on both hemispheres.   
   > >   
   >   
   > You are right, it's one of those amazingly powerful modern myths.   
   > Apparently, there's something in it that people _want_ to believe. The   
   > same thing with the age-old misconception that "we only use about 10% of   
   > our brain capacity" (again, this is not true!). Somehow it seems, I   
   > don't know, comforting to a lot of people? And of course, you get to   
   > blame other people for "only using their left brain" when all else fails   
   > and they're rejecting your point .)   
   >   
   >   
   > Cheers, KC   
      
   Naturally, all of the brain is being used. To think otherwise is really   
   rather silly, since there is nothing pointless in living organisms. There is   
   always exactly what is needed - no more and no less. :-)   
   The misconception about the 10% may originate from a misunderstanding of the   
   statement that "only 10% (at best) of the processes in our brains are being   
   handled on a conscious level". It's easy to see how that can quickly be   
   warped and turned into a myth :-)   
      
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