“This is direct evidence of evolution. We share so much with our placental mammalian cousins because we all had a common ancestor… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
“From time immemorial, some men supposed to deal in one-valued 'eternal verities'. We called such men 'philosophers' or 'meta-physicians'. But they seldom… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“And it’s thought by many neuroscientists such as Rodolfo Llinas of New York University that such goal-directed active movement, a biological property… — Karen Shanor Copy Share Image
If you can create a reality that is entirely fictitious, it doesn't owe anything to this stuff out here, but you interact… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
“The brain and the central nervous system have such enormous needs for vitamin C that they actually operate 'vitamin-C pumps' to extract… — Daniel P. Reid Copy Share Image
It is this potential for plasticity of the relatively stereotyped units of the nervous system that endows each of us with our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“the body is equipped with what Cannon named the stress response, also known as the fight-or-flight response, a survival mechanism that gets… — Lissa Rankin Copy Share Image
“Genetics, accidents of birth or events in early childhood have left criminals' brains and bodies with measurable flaws predisposing them to committing… — Adrian Raine Copy Share Image
“HYPERAROUSAL After a traumatic experience, the human system of self-preservation seems to go onto permanent alert, as if the danger might return… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
Perfect replication is the enemy of any robust system... Lacking a central nervous system much less a brain the parasite is a… — Daniel Suarez Copy Share Image
All the information in the universe, plus several bits from other dimensions that I'm still trying to sort out, have just been… — R. U. Sirius Copy Share Image
“The limbic system is, in turn, connected to the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus, which controls the release of hormones that affect… — Althea Press Copy Share Image
We can only know in the nervous system what we have known in behavior first. — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
If we analyze the operations of scenes of beauty upon the mind, and consider the intimate relation of the mind upon the… — Frederick Law Olmsted Copy Share Image
“In a room the size of a ballroom the Pattern was laid. The floor was black and looked smooth as glass. And… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
I am persuaded that we are all surrounded by an atmosphere - a separate, sensitive, distinct envelope extending some distance from our… — Fanny Kemble Copy Share Image
Golf is the only game that pits the player against an opponent, the weather, the minutest details of a large chunk of… — Mike Seabrook Copy Share Image
With the nervous system intact the reactions of the various parts of that system, the 'simple reflexes', are ever combined into great… — Charles Scott Sherrington Copy Share Image
One very early influence was reading about John Cage's experience in an anechoic room where the only sound you are left with… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
TURN ON. to contact the ancient energies and wisdoms that are built into your nervous system. They provide unspeakable pleasure and revelation.… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
“By protecting your nervous system and keeping you focused, laughter and play offer you opportunities to thrive even in inhospitable environments.” — Jeanne Segal Copy Share Image
“The principles underlying propaganda are extremely simple. Find some common desire, some widespread unconscious fear or anxiety; think out some way to… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
When we experience stress, the nervous system tries to control things. Part of waking up is discovering what we are beyond that… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Kindness. The only possible method when dealing with a living creature. You'll get nowhere with an animal if you use terror, no… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
Schwartz's research suggests something important: we can stretch our personalities, but only up to a point. Our inborn temperaments influence us, regardless… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
