It is fair to say that science provides no method of controlling the mind. Scientific work on the brain does not explain… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
In spite of all these disquieting triumphs in the field of natural science, it's astonishing how little man has learned about himself,… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism secrets that will determine the future of the human race. — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
Although the content of consciousness depends in large measure on neuronal activity, awareness itself does not.To me, it seems more and more reasonable to… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
Rest, with nothing else, results in rust. It corrodes the mechanisms of the brain. The rhubarb that no one picks goes to seed. — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
Among the millions of nerve cells that clothe parts of the brain there runs a thread. It is the thread of time, the thread… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
It is fair to say that science provides no method of controlling the mind. Scientific work on the brain does not explain the mind-not… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
Brain surgery is a terrible profession. If I did not feel it will become different in my lifetime, I should hate it. — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
Mind, brain, and body make the man, and the man is capable of so much! — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
In spite of all these disquieting triumphs in the field of natural science, it's astonishing how little man has learned about himself, and how… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
My plea to educators and parents is that they should give some thought to the nature of the brain of a child, for the… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
Canadian weather resembles a slightly spoiled beautiful girl with a good heart, but a bad disposition. After being horrid for much too long a… — Wilder Penfield Copy Share Image
