Brain Quote by Arnold Bennett

A profound intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain.

— Oliver Sacks

“the brain registers what is really out there in the world, makes a decision about what should be out there, and then generates its…

— Bruce M. Hood

“One of these scientists even showed that thinking, learning, and acting can turn our genes on or off, thus shaping our brain anatomy and…

— Norman Doidge

“The integrative powers of the brain for the sensations that come from handling objects spills out into all other domains of intelligence.”

— Edward O. Wilson

“the brain's business is not to give us an accurate or objective view of the world, but to give us a useful view -…

— Robin Fox

“Our modern microscopes, scanners, and sensors have disabused us of most of the old fanciful notions about the brain’s function. But the brain’s strangely…

— Nicholas Carr

“Unconscious neural activity cannot be made conscious no matter how hard one tries. Part of ourselves is always hidden to us.”

— David Amerland

“The brain creates both the mind and the body we experience. A physical thing creates the mental world we inhabit.”

— Bruce M. Hood

“Despite our attachment to the notion of free will, most of us know that disorders of the brain can trump the best intentions of…

— Sam Harris

“No other instinct can so satisfy without accomplishing its biological purpose, and no other instinct is so disconnected from its purpose.”

— Norman Doidge

“Our brain craves continual stimulation, is drawn to novelty, and likes to be instantly gratified.”

— Matt Lewis

“The minds of others are stranger depths to employ our hearts to than our own wonderland of cerebral cortex.”

— Jennifer Varnadore