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“A better understanding of the brain is certain to lead man to a richer comprehension both of himself, of his fellow man, and of society, and in fact of the whole world with its problems.”

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John Eccles

John Eccles, born on January 27, 1903, and died on May 2, 1997, was an Australian neurophysiologist renowned for his significant contributions to the field of neuroscience. His research focused on synaptic transmission and the mechanism of neurotransmitter action, providing key insights into how the brain functions. more

“The brain immediately confronts us with its great complexity. The human brain weighs only three to four pounds but contains about 100 billion neurons. Although that extraordinary number is of the same order of magnitude as the number of stars in the Milky Way, it cannot account for the complexity of the brain. The liver probably contains 100 million cells, but 1,000 livers do not add up to a rich inner life.”

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Author:Gerald Fischbach

“The object of my researches is the brain. The cranium is only a faithful cast of the external surface of the brain, and is consequently but a minor part of the principal object.”

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Author:Franz Joseph Gall

“Now I have demonstrated, that the convolutions of the brain are nothing but the peripheric expansion of the bundles of which it is composed; consequently the convolutions of the brain must be recognized as the parts in which the instincts, sentiments, propensities are exercised; and, in general the moral and intellectual forces.”

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Author:Franz Joseph Gall

“While there have been great technological advances in the study of the brain, yielding enormous amounts of data on its physical and psychological characteristics, the old problem of relating mind to brain in a reasonable fashion remains unaccomplished.”

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Author:Michael Gazzaniga

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