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Neuroscience Quotes

"The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain."

"There's zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain."

"Our minds influence the key activity of the brain"

"There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked."

"Mind is the last frontier."

"To think is to practice brain chemistry"

"The mind is a powerful instrument. Every thought, every emotion that you create changes the very chemistry of your body."

"Every operation of the mind is accompanied with a corresponding modification of the brain"

"The brain is just a great big bag of tricks."

"I believe that the brain has evolved, like the rest of the body. And you can't understand the brain as an abstract mechanism that operates on its own. You really have to understand the body and the environment that this brain is operating in"

"When you learn things in a state of awe, you learn better."

"If you want to understand consciousness, you have to admit that that conscious experience is always something extra."

"Emotion is the best mnemonic device."

"A deeper understanding of consciousness demands a historical and evolutionary context."

"The social brain is in its natural habitat when we're talking with someone face-to-face in real time."

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