Quote by Robert M. Sapolsky

Long-term memory involves enduring changes that result from the growth of new synaptic connections.

— Eric Kandel

You could double the number of synaptic connections in a very simple neurocircuit as a result of experience and learning. The reason for that…

— Eric Kandel

“But knowing merely which neurons are connected with which is not enough. To create a brain emulation one would also need to know which…

— Nick Bostrom

“It’s now known that the brain can form new axons and dendrites up to the last years of life, which gives us tremendous hope…

— Rudolph E. Tanzi

“During the twentieth century, neuroscientists and psychologists also came to more fully appreciate the astounding complexity of the human brain. Inside our skulls, they…

— Nicholas Carr

Since the idea that modification of synaptic function can provide a basis for memory arose shortly after the first anatomical description of the synapse…

— Gerald Edelman

“Concepts of memory tend to reflect the technology of the times. Plato and Aristotle saw memories as thoughts inscribed on wax tablets that could…

— Michael Specter

“Moreover, the detailed arrangement of connections and synapses in a given region is a direct product of how extensively that region is used. As…

— Ray Kurzweil

Nerve cells communicate with one another at specialized points called synapses. And these synapses are plastic - they can be modified by learning.

— Eric Kandel

“Sometimes the dendrites leading into the nonsensory neuron are so plentiful that, under a microscope, they look very much like a richly branched coral,…

— Wendy Williams

“neurotransmitters, a paramecium”

— Robert J. Sawyer

“Glutamate signaling works in a fancier way that is essential to learning.2 To simplify considerably, while dendritic spines typically contain only one type of…

— Robert M. Sapolsky