Quotes by Brain The brain is not the mind. It is probably impossible to look at a map of brain activity and predict or even understand the emotions, reactions, hopes and desires of the mind. David Brooks minddesirebrain I have come to think we have to treat Donald Trump's tweets like Snapchat. It's just something that is going to go away. And it flies out of some region of his brain and it goes out into the ether. And usually it's on the realm of media. David Brooks mediabrainthinking If you know that most processing is below the level of awareness, you learn the value of sleep. You're brain is working on the problem anyway. David Brooks levelsbrainsleep I wouldn't say philosophy and theology are dead. Brain science doesn't invent new philosophies but it helps remind us which of our existing philosophies are more true. David Brooks brainhelpingphilosophy The brain writes the autobiography of our species at the conscious level. David Brooks levelsbrainwriting Something about music urges us to engage with its larger context, beyond the piece of plastic it came on-it seems to be part of our genetic makeup that we can be so deeply moved by this art form. Music resonates in so many parts of the brain that we can't conceive of it being an isolated thing. David Byrne makeupbrainart How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness? David Chalmers winebrainwater I like to laze around. I think that's a huge part of creativity. You have to let your mind relax and then another part of your brain suddenly connects with the solution you're trying to find. David Cronenberg creativitybrainthinking I'm directing the Sky show. I'm not going to be in it. I'm just writing and directing it. So that'll satisfy that part of my brain. David Cross brainskywriting What we find is that our brains have colossal things happening in them all the time. David Eagleman colossalhappeningsbrain Many people prefer a view of human nature that includes a true side and a false side - in other words, humans have a single genuine aim and the rest is decoration, evasion, or cover-up. That's intuitive, but it's incomplete. A study of the brain necessitates a more nuanced view of human nature. David Eagleman viewsbrainpeople Instead of reality being passively recorded by the brain, it is actively constructed by it. David Eagleman brainreality A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. David Eagleman starsbrainmean You´re not perceiving what's out there. You're perceiving whatever your brain tells you. David Eagleman brain It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last one in line to find out any information. David Eagleman mindbrainthinking Constant reminding ourselves that we not see with our eyes but with our synergetic eye-brain system working as a whole will produce constant astonishment as we notice, more and more often, how much of our perceptions emerge from our preconceptions. David Eagleman perceptioneyebrain There is a looming chasm between what your brain knows and what your mind is capable of accessing. David Eagleman chasmsmindbrain The left hemisphere acts as an "interpreter," watching the actions and behaviors of the body and assigning a coherent narrative to these events. And the left hemisphere works this way even in normal, intact brains. Hidden programs drive actions, and the left hemisphere makes justifications. This idea of retrospective storytelling suggests that we come to know our own attitudes and emotions, at least partially, by inferring them from observations of our own behavior. David Eagleman brainattitudeideas When a male vole repeatedly mates with a female, a hormone called vasopressin is released in his brain. The vasopressin binds to receptors in a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, and the binding mediates a pleasurable feeling that becomes associated with that female. This locks in the monogamy, which is known as pair-bonding. If you block this hormone, the pair-bonding goes away. David Eagleman blockbrainfeelings All activity in the brain is driven by other activity in the brain, in a vastly complex, interconnected network. David Eagleman activitydrivenbrain«3334353637383940414243»
