Gero Miesenbock Professions : Scientist Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Gero Miesenbock As a general rule, biology tends to be conservative. It's rare that evolution 'invents' the same process several times. Gero Miesenbock rare biology evolution process For the longest time, neuroscientists were forced to be passive observers of brain activity. Gero Miesenbock forced activity brain time Sticking wires into the brain is obviously rather crude. It's hard to do in animals that run around, and there is a physical limit to the number of wires that can be inserted simultaneously. Gero Miesenbock limit animals hard brain I don't know about you, but I find it exhilarating to see how vague psychological notions evaporate and give rise to a physical, mechanistic understanding of the mind, even if it's the mind of the fly. Gero Miesenbock fly you understanding mind Similar Authors Bruce Ellis scientist Brian O'Leary scientist Amanda Feilding scientist Astro Teller scientist Arvid Carlsson scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek scientist All Authors