myths

Myths like:

• We use only 10 percent of our brains.
• “Flashbulb memories” are precise, detailed and persistent.
• It’s all downhill after 40 (or 50 or 60 or 70).
• Men are from Mars, women are from Venus.

When it comes to this complex, mysterious, fascinating organ, what do—and don’t—we know?

Read more about these myths on Smithsonian,com