Quotes by Brain Comedy is like a very cokey, druggy sugar. You get hits of comedy, and it's very, "More, give me more of that stuff," because serotonin is being released in the brain. So it's basically, everyone becomes serotonin junkies, and we are serotonin dealers. And that's what being a comedian is about. Eddie Izzard comedianbraingiving The teeth on [the viperfish] are so long that if they closed inside the mouth of the fish, it would actually impale its own brain. Edith Widder teethbrainlong It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain, but, once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Edgar Allan Poe brainnightideas You ought to try surviving one of my family reunions. It's like having a bowling alley in your brain. Edna Buchanan familybraintrying You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains. Eduard Shevardnadze doebrainpromise Programming in Basic causes brain damage. Edsger Dijkstra damagecausesbrain My hand does the work and I dont have to think; in fact, were I to think, it would stop the flow. Its like a dam in the brain that bursts. Edna O'Brien brainhandsthinking It's not even known how many kinds of cells there are in the brain. If you were looking for a periodic table of the brain, there is no such thing. I really like to think of the brain as a computer. Edward Boyden cellsbrainthinking One of the things that got me transitioning from physical science to brain science was asking, Why do we understand so much about the universe? Edward Boyden physical-scienceasking-whybrain If our brain is understanding some parts of the universe and not understanding other parts, and those understandings are about the laws of physics that our brains are built on top of, then it's kind of a loop, right? Edward Boyden understandinglawbrain The brain is really hard to see. The whole thing is very large - the human brain is several pounds in weight - but the connections between brain cells, known as synapses, are really tiny. They're nanoscale in dimension. So if you want to see how the cells of the brain are connected in networks, you have to see those connections, those synapses. Edward Boyden cellswantbrain If you could map out a human brain, an open question is, if you simulated it, would it be you? Now, as we discussed earlier, we don't have a great definition or even a good technological handle to know whether something is conscious or not just by looking at it, so there's that aspect that we're not ready to answer, I would argue. But it raises very interesting questions about the nature of identity. Edward Boyden identitybraininteresting It is especially important for managers to know about, neuroplasticity, the greatest discovery in neuroscience in the past 20 years. It refers to the fact that the brain is remarkably plastic. It can grow and change for the better throughout life. In fact, "plastic" denotes the brain's ability to grow and change throughout life. Edward Hallowell importantbrainpast You brain does its best when it is doing a task it can do well. That's basic brain science. Edward Hallowell brain From the biological standpoint, people deprived of the human moment in their day-to-day business dealings, actually in all domains of their lives, are losing brain cells - literally - while those who cultivate the human moment are growing them. Edward Hallowell losingbrainpeople Fear shuts people down. When you feel safe, your brain is free to soar. When you feel in danger, your brain goes into survival mode, not peak performance mode. Too many people feel unsafe at work, under toxic pressures, and stretched too thin. They are literally about to snap. Within an atmosphere of trust and what I call connection, a supervisor can create conditions under which people's brains can set aside fear and fly high. Edward Hallowell survivalbrainpeople In these days half our diseases come from neglect of the body in overwork of the brain. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton healthhalfbrain Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues. Edward Abbey tearsbrainpositive Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity. Edward de Bono perceptionbrainthinking People say you can't make movies about your politics or the environment. And, generally speaking, I completely divide those sides of my brain. Edward Norton sidesbrainpeople«4546474849505152535455»
