“Fa parte della nostra natura biologica innamorarci, e di solito lo facciamo persino con la persona più improbabile o magari meno socialmente accettabile. La gente penserà magari che il nostro amato è pieno di difetti, ma a noi sembra perfetto. Questa sospensione del giudizio nelle faccende di cuore è comune al punto che non è irragionevole ipotizzare che abbia un solido fondamento neurobiologico. Sebbene l'amore appaia a volte nomade e irrazionale, ci sono validi e razionali fondamenti biologici di questa irrazionalità. […] Combattere contro l'amore vuol dire combattere contro la biologia, una battaglia da cui a lungo termine nessuno è uscito vincitore. Resistere all'amore è vano, come molti innamorati hanno scoperto. Le barriere che erigiamo contro di esso non hanno mai sradicato il sentimento, come hanno scoperto leader religiosi e famiglie ortodosse di ogni fede quando hanno voluto impedire ai figli di formare legami disapprovati.” BrainAmoreBiologiaCervello Book:Splendori e miserie del cervello Source: Splendori e miserie del cervello
“The female brain may confer distinctive economic advantages, to the benefit of all, and we should, therefore, pursue seriously having equal numbers of women in topic economic and financial posts. If we persist in having unequal numbers, then we should advantage the women and have a smaller percentage of men.” IfsMenShouldMayNumbersBrainEconomicEqualBenefitsAdvantageFemaleFinancialPursuePostsPersistTopicsPercentagesDistinctive Author:Semir Zeki
“I have the strong suspicion that when the brain's greed system is in operation, those parts of the brain that regulate ethical conduct are de-activated. Perhaps the greater the amount of money to be made, the greater the deactivation of the system that regulates ethical behaviour.” MadeStrongBrainGreaterAmountGreedOperationsEthicalSuspicionBehaviour Author:Semir Zeki
“Why does not the brain adapt to repeated exposure and become indifferent, instead of satisfied?” DoeBrainSatisfiedIndifferentExposure Author:Semir Zeki
“Artists erase reality to a greater or lesser extent, and substitute their own reality - created by their brains, instead.” RealityArtistBrainGreaterSubstitutesErase Author:Semir Zeki
“I gather that the dopaminergic system in the reward centres of the brain respond even more vigorously to the expectation of reward than to reward itself. Hence, perhaps, the disappointment.” BrainExpectationsRewardsDisappointmentCentre Author:Semir Zeki
“I view all art as an effort to translate brain concepts into a work. These brain concepts are synthetic ones - the result of many experiences. But a single work of art, or even a series of works, more often than not cannot translate these synthetic concepts adequately. Yves Saint Laurent once said that he suffered greatly when creating. He is not alone in that. Most artists do the same and say as much.” ArtSaidArtistSufferingResultsViewsEffortBrainCreatingConceptsSeriesSaintWorks Of ArtTranslateNot AloneSynthetic Author:Semir Zeki
“As soon as your brain starts telling you that you can't have a tree that is blue then you stop being able to paint trees.” AbleBrainTreeBluePaint Author:Semir Zeki
