Brain Quote by Stuart J. Russell

We have no proper understanding of the relationship between conscious thought and conscious sensation. The various forms of thought and sensation are underpinned by…

— Tim Crane

“conscious states somehow reflect physical states in the brain. Put in its crudest form, a brain scientist who knew the state of our brain…

— Julian Barbour

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now in neuroscience and psychology, where people are studying the…

— David Chalmers

Our brain and our whole nervous system and our whole body are only created in relation to other people and to the environment. So…

— Siri Hustvedt

We must see that consciousness is neither an isolated soul nor the mere function of a single nervous system, but of that totality of…

— Alan Watts

The non-spatial nature of consciousness makes it possible for any apparently unconscious entity to be conscious, and vice versa.

— Kedar Joshi

I don't doubt that the explanation for consciousness will arise from the mercilessly scientific account of psychology and neuroscience, but, still, isn't it neat…

— Paul Bloom

The centermost processes of the brain with which consciousness is presumably associated are simply not understood. They are so far beyond our comprehension that…

— Roger Wolcott Sperry

If you could map out a human brain, an open question is, if you simulated it, would it be you? Now, as we discussed…

— Edward Boyden

Consciousness is a fascinating but elusive phenomenon: it is impossible to specify what it is, what it does, or why it evolved. Nothing worth…

— Stuart Sutherland

When I read philosophy or neuroscience papers about consciousness, I don't get the sense we're any closer to understanding it than we were 50…

— Stuart J. Russell

Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, and I would love to see…

— David Chalmers