“The human brain has a deceptive habit of filling in missing information and ignoring new information that doesn’t fit the expectation.” — David L. Hough Copy Share Image
The structure of the human brain is enormously complex. It contains about 10 billion nerve cells (neurons), which are interlinked in a… — Fritjof Capra Copy Share Image
“We deliberately forget because forgetting is a blessing. On both an emotional level and a spiritual level, forgetting is a natural part… — Tim Challies Copy Share Image
“And so will I here state just plainly and briefly that I accept God. But I must point out one thing: if… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Bad things happen. And the human brain is especially adept at making sure that we keep track of these events. This is… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
All of imagination - everything that we think, we feel, we sense - comes through the human brain. And once we create… — Jay S. Walker Copy Share Image
“We walk through another part of the building. While we wait for an elevator, Dr. Kenyon unfolds a dinner-size napkin and holds… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Your brain has more than 100 billion cells, each connected to at least 20,000 other cells. The possible combinations are greater than… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
What makes it possible to learn advanced math fairly quickly is that the human brain is capable of learning to follow a… — Keith Devlin Copy Share Image
“He didn't believe animals could think, not in the way he defined the term, but he wasn't much impressed with human thinking,… — Karen Joy Fowler Copy Share Image
As we begin the 21st century, the Hubble space telescope is providing us with information about as yet uncharted regions of the… — Floyd E. Bloom Copy Share Image
“What mazes there are in this world. The branches of trees, the filigree of roots, the matrix of crystals, the streets her… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
Trace Science, then, with Modesty thy guide, First strip off all her equipage of Pride, Deduct what is but Vanity or Dress,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Single trees are extraordinary; trees in number more extraordinary still. To walk in a wood is to find fault with Socrates's declaration… — Robert Macfarlane Copy Share Image
Remember that feelings or emotions emanate from the more ancient, less evolved, lower part of the human brain, while thoughts are a… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
“A half century after Nidetch’s Mallomar binges, scientists had developed a technology that could see cravings erupting, like solar flares, inside the… — Mark Schatzker Copy Share Image
“What then drove forward the evolution of the massive human brain during those 2 million years? Frankly, we don’t know. Another singular… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Cruelty is seldom forgotten. You feel it as a child. Somebody takes away your toy or thoughtlessly kicks over your sand castle.… — L.H. Cosway Copy Share Image
“It is a great irony of the evolution of the human brain: Our strength is also our weakness. Our asset is our… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
“In all of these areas, the human brain is asked to do and handle more than ever before. We are dealing with… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“In the summer of 1970, according to a front-page story in The New York Times, the U.S. Interior Department charged the Olin… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“In the cloudy swirl of misleading ideas surrounding public discussion of addiction, there’s one that stands out: the misconception that drug taking… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
Our understanding of the human brain can be dramatically accelerated if we collect and share research data on an exponentially wider scale. — Tan Le Copy Share Image
