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The height of the 10% of the brain myth probably came with the film Lucy In 2014. In the film the heroine Lucy is smuggling illicit party drugs in her stomach when, after a kick in the stomach, one of the bags breaks and she is involuntarily given a hefty dose of this new drug which we are told is naturally released by mothers and helps their children’s growth and brain development.
This enhances her cognitive ability and gives her telekinetic insight— after then taking a further intentional mega dose from the remaining bags in her stomach, her cognitive abilities expand slowly edging towards the elusive 100% whereupon she becomes one with the cosmos. Cute. Nice. Attractive film making. And junk.
The film received general positive review even though many know it is based on a myth. The myth has been with use for many years and is also very enduring also because of its inherent positive spin: “You can release your potential and you too can become a genius!”
…we do have brain plasticity, changeability, and we can develop our brains — some of the ways to do this are a lot simpler than we may assume.
The myth is fundamentally wrong, but, before you call me a party pooper, there is hope…
