Biology Quote by Leon Kass

The neuroscience area - which is absolutely in its infancy - is much more important than genetics.

— Leon Kass

There are many ways in which genes influence the brain.

— Sebastian Seung

The brain is not a bag of traits. It's startlingly complex. There are few or no single genes with a consistent effect on the…

— Steven Pinker

“The brain is heavily influenced by genes. But from birth through young adulthood, the part of the human brain that most defines us (frontal…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“The mind emanates from the interface between neurophysiological processes and interpersonal relationships. Experience selectively shapes genetic neuronal potential and thus directly influences the structure…

— Gabor Maté

Of course, genes can't pull the levers of our behavior directly. But they affect the wiring and workings of the brain, and the brain…

— Steven Pinker

Of course genes can’t pull the levers of our behavior directly. But they affect the wiring and workings of the brain, and the brain…

— Steven Pinker

The genes hold culture on a leash. The leash is very long, but inevitably values will be constrained in accordance with their effects on…

— E. O. Wilson

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

— Ben Harper

“as Gilbert Gottlieb, an eminent neuroscientist, put it, not only do genes and environment cooperate as we develop, but genes require input from the…

— Carol S. Dweck

“the popular conception of the gene as a simple causal agent is not valid. The idea that there is a gene for adventurousness, heart…

— Eva Jablonka

Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics.

— Steven Pinker