Butch repositioned the Sox cap, and as his wrist passed by his nose, he got another whiff of himself. "Ah, V. .… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
You're only infallible about your own nervous system. You know what's going on in your own nervous system, whatever realities you're creating… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
“We were seated in a sparkling new building on the UBC campus with austere modern lines and sleek, minimalist décor—about as sterile… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share Image
“The combination of the Main brain with its central nervous system, and the ancient Animal Brain with its somatic, enteric nervous system… — Martha Char Love Copy Share Image
Our media, which is like a planetary nervous system, are far more sensitive to breakdowns than to breakthroughs. They filter out our… — Barbara Marx Hubbard Copy Share Image
“If you took the world away and just left the elctricity, it would look like the most exquisite filigree ever made -… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is now widely realized that nearly all the 'classical' problems of molecular biology have either been solved or will be solved… — Sydney Brenner Copy Share Image
We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go. Science is… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
“The three conditions without which healthy growth does not take place can be taken for granted in the matrix of the womb:… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“The fire on the truck was out by now, and Marlboro Man rushed over, grabbed my shoulders, and looked me over--trying, in… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
I think we can see violence in a whole range of realms. We certainly see it in the media, where extreme violence… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
People think athleticism is just physical, but it's not. It's connected to the brain and how the brain can learn to execute… — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
Most of the different types of cells in our body die and are replaced every few weeks or months. However, neurons, the… — Jill Bolte Taylor Copy Share Image
“A consequentialist or utilitarian is likely to approach the abortion question in a very different way, by trying to weigh up suffering.… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“But it must be said from the outset that a disease is never a mere loss or excess— that there is always… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
“And then to Leo’s surprise, Catherine smiled at him. A sweet, natural, brilliant smile, the first she had ever given him. Leo… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Be it remembered that man subsists upon the air more than upon his meat and drink; but no one can exist for… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
“A child's (or an adult's) nervous system may detect danger or a threat to life when the child enters a new environment… — Stephen W. Porges Copy Share Image
We need to take responsibility for the effect of our environment on our nervous systems, and particularly the nervous systems of our… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
You don't believe in God," I said to Stein. "God is a word banging around in the human nervous system. He exists… — Peter De Vries Copy Share Image
All of the physical injuries are like souvenirs. But the emotional stuff is harder. When youre spending 17 straight days in a… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
For me, moral questions such as stem-cell research turn upon whether suffering is caused. In this case, clearly none is. The embryos… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“He could feel sweat trickling down his back. It was a sensation he hadn't felt in a long time. A gut-gnawing fear… — Phil Ford 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
“If you haven't been this close to superhumans, you don't understand what it's like to fight them. Even when you've got powers… — Austin Grossman Copy Share Image
“When anxiety becomes problematic, most people try vainly to think their way out of trouble. But worry has its roots in the… — Thomas Lewis Copy Share Image
I am only about half alive - a large part of my strength is consumed in sitting up or walking. My nervous… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
“The body’s hormonal system is inextricably linked with the brain centres where emotions are experienced and interpreted. In turn, the hormonal apparatus… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“The brief span of an individual life is misleading. Each one of us is as old as the entire biological kingdom, and… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
“Each person is at each moment capable of remembering all that has ever happened to him and of perceiving everything that is… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“By processing information from the environment through the senses, the nervous system continually evaluates risk. I have coined the term neuroception to… — Stephen W. Porges Copy Share Image
I profoundly admire Aldous Huxley, both for his philosophy and uncompromising sincerity. But I disagree with his advocacy of 'the chemical opening… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
Now tequila may be the favoured beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives them preferential treatment. In fact, tequila probably… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“Willow nodded. “Far be it from me to make excuses for him, and I’m not trying to do that now. But you… — Shari Copell Copy Share Image
As you are aware, no perceptions obtained by the senses are merely sensations impressed on our nervous systems. A peculiar intellectual activity… — Hermann von Helmholtz Copy Share Image
