He solved at a stroke the great question of the direction of nerve-currents in their travel through brain and spinal cord. — Charles Scott Sherrington Copy Share Image
I was born with a tumour wrapped around my spinal cord that was cut out when I was only a couple of… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
You don't have to sever your spinal cord to be paralyzed for life. You could just touch it and be paralyzed for… — Tyson Kidd Copy Share Image
I have arthritis. The space around my spinal cord has become compressed. — Carrie Ann Inaba Copy Share Image
Once I had kids, my whole attitude changed. I was like, "You make a spinal cord from scratch and we'll talk." — Pat Benatar Copy Share Image
Proximity to power has an unsurprising ability to mutate a politician's spinal cord into bright yellow jelly. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
“If leadership is the spinal cord of success then discipline is its lumbar vertebrae.” — Noel DeJesus Copy Share Image
There was a disc and two bone spurs pressing on my spinal cord. If anyone's had spinal cord problems or disc injuries… — Tito Ortiz Copy Share Image
“If someone can enjoy marching to music in rank and file, I can feel only contempt for him; he has received his… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Chris, with Dana steadfastly at his side, would battle back to become both a leader in the fight to cure spinal cord… — Christopher Andersen Copy Share Image
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, brain and spinal cord disorders, diabetes, cancer, at least 58 diseases could potentially be cured through stem cell research, diseases… — Rosa DeLauro Copy Share Image
When your spinal cord freezes up, you're vulnerable to everything. But he [Chrestopher Reese] was tough as nails. And he kept a… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Its been studied to the point where we know that the impact on humans would be from consuming the most infected parts… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
I didn't fracture my neck, I didn't break it, but technically it's actually worse. The ligament holding the C2 ruptured, so my… — Tyson Kidd Copy Share Image
It's been a reality check that my muscles are still really affected by my spinal cord injury, but it's also been super… — Victoria Arlen Copy Share Image
“Nathan stared at the floor. “Honestly? He’s a C5-6 quadriplegic. That means nothing works below about here…” He placed a hand on… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
“ME/CFS is a complex condition that affects every organ system in the body. There is evidence of inflammation at the cellular and… — Alison C. Bested Copy Share Image
Even the clearest localization of pain in one area may, in fact, be originating from a distant area … The reference of… — Patrick David Wall Copy Share Image
“Carl Mørck, am I disturbing you? said a voice at the door, which made his blood boil and turn to ice at… — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I don't understand people who go to amusement parks. I spend most of my time trying NOT to be nauseous. 'Excuse me,… — Dom Irrera Copy Share Image
“Some expect persons to care for themselves. Sometimes therapists go too far in expecting an individual to perform self-care; some individuals prefer… — Glen Gillen Copy Share Image
The deep secret of the brain is that not only the spinal cord but the entire central nervous system works this way:… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
The economy - once a great scatter of small productive units in autonomous balance, has become dominated by two or three hundred… — C. Wright Mills Copy Share Image
“At the present, a plausible nominee for the neural substrate of consciousness is one of the most important neurological discoveries of our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Actually, we do have our Mengele, and his name is Kermit Gosnell. Since 1979, Gosnell ran an abortion clinic called the Women’s… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“A decade earlier, her seventy-four-year-old father, Jack Block, a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley, was admitted… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
We are part of nature, a product of a long evolutionary journey. To some degree, we carry the ancient oceans in our… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
“Interesting outfit.” Clearly unabashed, she merely glanced down at herself, slicked long-fingered, bloodred-tipped hands over her hips and thighs. Then laughed low… — Susan Andersen Copy Share Image
“No one can ever use his heart to listen or touch or feel or see or smell. It's just a lump of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Through systematic meditation one can awaken the third eye and touch the cosmic awareness. Sushumna nadi is the subtle pathway in the… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
“Looking up, he peered over his shoulder, probably looking for the evil, not-a-prostitute waitress. Part of Gansey felt guilty for botching Adam’s… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
The moral truth here is obvious: anyone who feels that the interests of a blastocyst just might supersede the interests of a… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Once we understand just how to control genes, we have the potential for spinal cord regeneration, bone regeneration, and so on. It… — Jack Horner Copy Share Image
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS: the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves). It is not… — Nancy J. Holland Copy Share Image
Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Using adult stem cells drawn from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood system cells, scientists have discovered new treatments for scores of… — Nathan Deal Copy Share Image
With a spinal cord injury, which most people don't really know about... there are many, many complications that actually lead you through… — Curtis Mayfield Copy Share Image