# 10% brain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-brain/139433>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 29, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-brain/139433 "2002-11-29T02:42:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![JAPrufrock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@JAPrufrock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JAPrufrock)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-brain/139433/1 "2002-11-29T02:42:24Z")

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I’m searching through the archives looking for the column on the urban legend about people only using 10% of their brains. I’m almost positive Cecil wrote a column about this, but I can’t find it. Does anyone have the link?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-brain/139433/2 "2002-11-29T03:09:24Z")

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[Do we really use only 10 percent of our brains?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_028.html)