Brain Quote by Semir Zeki Download Open image “Why does not the brain adapt to repeated exposure and become indifferent, instead of satisfied?” — Semir Zeki ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Brain Doe Exposure Indifferent Satisfied
There are a whole lot of reasons to be very happy that our brains are able to adapt and adapt so readily because we… — Nicholas G. Carr Copy Share Image
Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share Image
“Satisfaction involves an active pursuit- it is the emotional reward we get after adapting to a new situation or solving a novel problem.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The paradox of acceptance: When our mind becomes less attached and dependent on things being a certain way our happiness in life dramatically improves. — Lee L Jampolsky Copy Share Image
People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term… — Keith Henson Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the mere exposure effect is actually stronger for stimuli that the individual never consciously sees” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
To build and strengthen new connections, the brain needs the challenge of fresh and unusual stimuli. .... There's a lot of evidence to suggest… — Robert Winston Copy Share Image
“If we feel overwhelmed, our nervous systems drive us to defend against overstimulation and preserve the self. To grasp this concept requires a paradigm… — Sharon Heller Copy Share Image
Interestingly enough, not all feelings result from the body's reaction to external stimuli. Sometimes changes are purely simulated in the brain maps. — Antonio Damasio Copy Share Image
“Our brain craves continual stimulation, is drawn to novelty, and likes to be instantly gratified.” — Matt Lewis Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Artists erase reality to a greater or lesser extent, and substitute their own reality - created by their brains, instead. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Any artistic achievement that is tailored to conform to social demands rather than to the real, uninhibited, feelings of its creator, is destined not… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
The Japanese, if I understand them, are masters of the unsaid and the unstated, of subtlety and ambiguity, all of which constitute powerful stimulants… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
The reaction was immediate. The blood flow was in proportion to how much the painting was liked. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Laughter is very infectious, and why it should be so is a most interesting neurological problem. But it also has other, more physiological, benefits.… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
I view all art as an effort to translate brain concepts into a work. These brain concepts are synthetic ones - the result of… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
I have the strong suspicion that when the brain's greed system is in operation, those parts of the brain that regulate ethical conduct are… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Most artists, or at least most of the ones I know, deny having a philosophical outlook that they try to translate into their works.… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
I can really recommend a beautifully but sparsely furnished room with empty walls! — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Self-censorship, whether known or unknown, is an unwelcome brake on creativity; it stifles self-expression and hence prevents a work from reaching the heights of… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
In some circles where very heavy people think they have very heavy brains, words like "charming" and "clever" and "pretty" are all put-downs; all… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
Let me tell you that atheism has never painted a masterpiece. Atheism has never dispelled fear. Atheism has never healed a disease; faith in… — John Hagee Copy Share Image
down with ought with because with every brain that thinks it thinks nor dares to feel. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To explicate the uses of the Brain seems as difficult a task as to paint the Soul, of which it is commonly said, that… — Thomas Willis Copy Share Image
I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know if it's… — Stromae Copy Share Image
My writing routine is: get son off to school and sit down at 8 A.M. I read what I wrote the day before, and… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
The reason I'm drawn to it is - both the off road racing and the motorcycles on the track - it takes a lot… — Dax Shepard Copy Share Image
Without illusions. I love you because you are fallible and because your poor misguided testosterone-corrupted brain has you doing cartwheels trying not to be.… — Cindy Gerard Copy Share Image
being asked to decide between your passion for work and your passion for children was like being asked by your doctor whether you preferred… — Helen Bevington Copy Share Image
I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong… — Susan Boyle Copy Share Image
The act of learning to read added an entirely new circuit to our hominid brain's repertoire. The long developmental process of learning to read… — Maryanne Wolf Copy Share Image