Brainpower

You may have heard that humans only use 10 percent [blank] their brain power, and that if you could unleash the rest of your brainpower, you could do so much more. You could become a super genius, or acquire psychic powers like mind reading [blank] telekinesis. However, there is a powerful body of evidence debunking the 10 percent myth. Scientists have consistently shown that humans use their entire brain throughout each day. Despite the evidence, the 10 percent myth has inspired many references [blank] the cultural imagination. Films like "Limitless" and "Lucy" depict protagonists who develop godlike powers thanks to drugs that unlock the previously inaccessible 90 percent of the brain. A 2013 study showed that about 65 percent of Americans believe in the trope, and a 1998 study showed that a full third [blank] psychology majors, who focus on the workings of the brain, fell for it.