Neuromyths and Brain Learning: Myths and Facts
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Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY 0
BRAIN LEARNING
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BRAIN LEARNING
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PSYCHOLOGY 1
Neuromyth is about cultivating the wrong or false beliefs regarding the functioning of the
brain. In the neuromyth, various myths are formed by the educators or people regarding the how
the brain works (Blaya, 2015, pp. 268-282). The people readily accept various ideas and beliefs
and consider them to be true. They live their whole life believing that false concept for example
the differences that usually arise between the left and right brain thinkers. People believe that the
left-brain thinkers have a practical personality and the right brain thinkers have a more emotional
personality. Although there is truth to some extent but in the recent studies it was claimed that
both part of the brain works together and there are various changes that take place during the
lifetime. The claim is just the tip of an iceberg. There are various other claims that are falsely
believed by the people in a lifetime.
Only 10 %of the brain is used in the lifetime
It is the widely believed myth that the people use the only 10%of brain. The belief has
been originated from the most popular book by Christian Jarrett that is “Great Myth of the brain”
and from the psychologist William James work of ‘reserve mental energy (Duan, 2018, pp. 108-
115.)’. Various movies such Lucy and Limitless are responsible for the spread of this false belief.
The claim is false in the recent studies, it is being claimed that every part of the brain is used by
the people in the lifetime. The truth that individuals use every part is proven through various
high-take responsibilities such as functional magnetic resonance imaging. Sometimes the brain
images through MRI shows that only small part of the brain to be active but the active part of the
brain is (Ward, 2017, pp. 140-154)against the claim could be that the brain is 2%of the body
weight of an individual and it records for around 20% of the energy consumption and for infants,
it is around 60% and moreover, the brain is such a high valued organ that the chances for it
getting underutilized is less (Parkin & Walsh., 2015, pp. 932-945.). The truth regarding the brain
is that it holds maximum potential for change. Every time a person learns a skill, a new memory
is created in the brain. The fact that our brain has untapped potential is not true. Although many
people have the great cognitive potential but it is not always the high amount of reservoir. The
neuro-myth had been of great help in unlocking the potential of the brain of many children
(Parkin & Walsh., 2015, pp. 932-945.).
The brain learning is improved by doing high level of physical exercise
Neuromyth is about cultivating the wrong or false beliefs regarding the functioning of the
brain. In the neuromyth, various myths are formed by the educators or people regarding the how
the brain works (Blaya, 2015, pp. 268-282). The people readily accept various ideas and beliefs
and consider them to be true. They live their whole life believing that false concept for example
the differences that usually arise between the left and right brain thinkers. People believe that the
left-brain thinkers have a practical personality and the right brain thinkers have a more emotional
personality. Although there is truth to some extent but in the recent studies it was claimed that
both part of the brain works together and there are various changes that take place during the
lifetime. The claim is just the tip of an iceberg. There are various other claims that are falsely
believed by the people in a lifetime.
Only 10 %of the brain is used in the lifetime
It is the widely believed myth that the people use the only 10%of brain. The belief has
been originated from the most popular book by Christian Jarrett that is “Great Myth of the brain”
and from the psychologist William James work of ‘reserve mental energy (Duan, 2018, pp. 108-
115.)’. Various movies such Lucy and Limitless are responsible for the spread of this false belief.
The claim is false in the recent studies, it is being claimed that every part of the brain is used by
the people in the lifetime. The truth that individuals use every part is proven through various
high-take responsibilities such as functional magnetic resonance imaging. Sometimes the brain
images through MRI shows that only small part of the brain to be active but the active part of the
brain is (Ward, 2017, pp. 140-154)against the claim could be that the brain is 2%of the body
weight of an individual and it records for around 20% of the energy consumption and for infants,
it is around 60% and moreover, the brain is such a high valued organ that the chances for it
getting underutilized is less (Parkin & Walsh., 2015, pp. 932-945.). The truth regarding the brain
is that it holds maximum potential for change. Every time a person learns a skill, a new memory
is created in the brain. The fact that our brain has untapped potential is not true. Although many
people have the great cognitive potential but it is not always the high amount of reservoir. The
neuro-myth had been of great help in unlocking the potential of the brain of many children
(Parkin & Walsh., 2015, pp. 932-945.).
The brain learning is improved by doing high level of physical exercise
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