"The human brain has evolved the capacity to……" — Robin Marantz Henig
"The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random."
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28 Quotes by Robin Marantz Henig
Robin Marantz Henig has 28 quotes on this site.
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As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly;…
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The limbic system explodes during puberty, but the prefrontal cortex keeps maturing for another 10 years.
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The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible.…
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I regret not working harder to create true friendships with other couples, not seeking out people with whom to go…
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Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression…
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When my husband and I were in our twenties, we thought it would be fun to take up cross-country skiing…
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Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with their middle-aged children is smoother than the children do. Adult grandchildren, who…
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Regret is a bitter emotion, so painful that the urge to avoid it often drives decision-making strategies.
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The tenuousness of modern life can make anyone feel overwrought.
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Some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom.…
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Anxiety is not fear, exactly, because fear is focused on something right in front of you - a real and…
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In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can…
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In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act…
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Apparently, I get facials and manicures all the time. I read this and think, 'Oh, I wish I did that!'…
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I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over…
— Jo Brand
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Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders.
— Louis D. Brandeis
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Apparently we love our own cell phones but we hate everyone else's.
— Joe Bob Briggs
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Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what…
— Deborah Bull
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Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts.
— Jeb Bush
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I had written the script for Juno and apparently Steven Spielberg had read it. I can't just call him Steven,…
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Apparently, union bosses are so distraught about declining enrollments they will stoop to exploiting illegal workers. There is no doubt…
— Lamar S. Smith
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The Silurian Period-the grandest of all the Periods,-and, as yet, apparently the seed-time of all succeeding life.
— Unknown Author
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According to the teaching of our Lord, what is wrong with the world is precisely that it does not believe…
— John Baillie
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Once you make the unequivocal internal commitment to do something - when you absolutely know this is the time and…
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