Nervous System Quotes

140 Nervous System quotes by 101 unique authors

Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We're not the brain, we… — David Foreman
All the information in the universe, plus several bits from other dimensions that I'm still trying to sort out, have just been mainlined into my… — R. U. Sirius
We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go. Science is all metaphor. In… — Timothy Leary
The fate of the physiology of the brain is independent of the truth and falsity of my assertions relative to the laws of the organization… — Franz Joseph Gall
Museums are custodians of epiphanies, and these epiphanies enter the central nervous system and deep recesses of the mind. — George Lois
Once we have surrendered our senses and nervous systems to the private manipulation of those who would try to benefit from taking a lease on… — Marshall McLuhan
The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man. — Learned Hand
Today's environment is beginning to threaten today's organizations, finding them seriously deficient in their nervous system design... The degree of coordination, perception, rational adaptation, etc.,… — Douglas Engelbart
I profoundly admire Aldous Huxley, both for his philosophy and uncompromising sincerity. But I disagree with his advocacy of 'the chemical opening of doors into… — Arthur Koestler
The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of… — Tara Brach
The heavens were the grandstands and only the gods were spectators. The stake was the world, the forfeit was the player's place at the table,… — Unknown Author
It is this potential for plasticity of the relatively stereotyped units of the nervous system that endows each of us with our individuality. — Eric Kandel
We are part of nature, a product of a long evolutionary journey. To some degree, we carry the ancient oceans in our blood. … Our… — Murray Bookchin
Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces, without considering whether these processes are or are not accompanied… — Wilhelm Wundt
Portraits of the Mind is a remarkable book that combines beautifully reproduced illustrations of the nervous system as it has been visualized over the centuries,… — Unknown Author
It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldn't remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my… — Andy Partridge
Presumably there are energies, to which each human is sensitive, that we cannot yet detect by means of our instruments. Built into our brains and… — John C. Lilly
Most of the different types of cells in our body die and are replaced every few weeks or months. However, neurons, the primary cell of… — Jill Bolte Taylor
If we analyze the operations of scenes of beauty upon the mind, and consider the intimate relation of the mind upon the nervous system and… — Frederick Law Olmsted
The patterns of activity of neurons in sensory areas can be altered by patterns of attention. Experience coupled with attention leads to physical changes in… — Michael Merzenich
Golf is the only game that pits the player against an opponent, the weather, the minutest details of a large chunk of local topography and… — Mike Seabrook
We must see that consciousness is neither an isolated soul nor the mere function of a single nervous system, but of that totality of interrelated… — Alan Watts
I wouldn't say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I'd like my fear emotion to be less because it's very distracting and fries… — Elon Musk
The nervous system of any age or nation is its creative workers, its artists. And if that nervous system is profoundly disturbed by its environment,… — Tennessee Williams
Digestion is quickly shut down during stress…The parasympathetic nervous system, perfect for all that calm, vegetative physiology, normally mediates the actions of digestion. Along comes… — Robert M. Sapolsky

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