Results: The Human Brain!
Published on 08/15/2014
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Fact: Humans do NOT use only 10% or 1/3 (or any small portion) of their brain. Humans in fact use their entire brain for a variety of things, such as storing memories, sensing colors, moving their bodies, and vision. Were you aware that we actually use 100% of our brains in our lifetime?
Yes
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794 votes
No
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1106 votes
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Have you ever heard of the brain surgery patient HM? Yes
11%
200 votes
No
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1700 votes
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HM suffered from severe epilepsy and received brain surgery to relieve his symptoms. The surgery removed an area of his brain that we now call the hippocampus. The hippocampus helps store new memories. Therefore, poor HM was unable to store any new memories for much longer than 1-2 minutes for the rest of his life! Did you know this, and do you find it interesting?
Yes I have heard about HM and I think his story is fascinating
13%
238 votes
No, I had never heard of HM, but I think his story is really cool!
52%
996 votes
Yes I have heard about him, but I didn't find it that interesting at all
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67 votes
No I have not heard about him, and I don't find it that interesting at all
32%
599 votes
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Another interesting brain fact is contralateralization: did you know that the left side of the brain controls the movement of the right side of the body, and vice versa? Yes
67%
1277 votes
No
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623 votes
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