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Jonah Lehrer is an American author known for his insightful exploration of the brain, psychology, and culture. His work delves into the mysteries of human thought and creativity, examining how these concepts shape our daily lives.

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“It is ironic but true: the one reality science cannot reduce is the only reality we will ever know. This is why we need art. By expressing our actual experience, the artist reminds us that our science is incomplete, that no map of matter will ever explain the immateriality of our consciousness.”

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Book:Proust Was a Neuroscientist

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“Like a work of art, we exceed our materials. Science needs art to frame the mystery, but art needs science so that not everything is a mystery. Neither truth alone is our solution, for our reality exists in plural”

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Book:Proust Was a Neuroscientist

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“The vocational approach at NOCCA (New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts) helps build grit in students. It teaches them how to be single-minded in pursuit of a goal, to sacrifice for the sake of a passion. The teachers demand hard work from their kids because they know, from personal experience, that creative success requires nothing less.”

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“When we venture beyond the edge of our knowledge, all we have is art.”

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Book:Proust Was a Neuroscientist

Source: Proust Was a Neuroscientist

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Born: June 25, 1981
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Quotes: 52

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