Neuromyths are common misconceptions about brain research, many of which relate to learning and education. Researchers have surveyed educators, the public and people who have completed neuroscience ...

Chances are you’ve heard someone say recently: “We only use 10 percent of our brains.” Or, “she’s so creative! She must be right-brained.” As it turns out, those are what cognitive scientists call ...

Previous studies conducted by Paul Howard-Jones and his colleagues in five different countries identified at least seven neuromyths that “have persisted in schools and colleges [and are often] used to ...

New knowledge about the brain is feeding its way into the classroom, but there are fears that neuromyths are thoroughly muddled up with neurofacts. With Claudia Hammond. Many teachers are interested ...

Neuromyths are common misconceptions about how the mind and brain function. Once these myths take hold in the public consciousness, it’s often difficult for people to separate brain facts from fiction ...

“I’ve got an evil spirit in my brain, so let’s drill a hole in there and let it out” There have been superstitions and myths around the brain ever since humans first worked out what was inside their ...

The Cognitive Health Research Laboratory at Laurentian University is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Leaders Opportunity Fund. Who hasn’t heard the statement that we only use 10 per ...

Of all the continents and places to explore, one of the most fascinating is within us: our brain. For centuries we've been trying to demystify the organ that not only enables us to live, but also ...

“I’ve got an evil spirit in my brain, so let’s drill a hole in there and let it out” There have been superstitions and myths around the brain ever since humans first worked out what was inside their ...

Neuromyths are common misconceptions about how the mind and brain function. Once these myths take hold in the public consciousness, it’s often difficult for people to separate brain facts from fiction ...