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“A knowledge of brain science will provide one of the major foundations of the new age to come. That knowledge will spawn cures for disease, new machines based on brain function, further insights into our nature and how we know.”

Quote by Gerald Edelman

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Gerald Edelman was a prominent neuroscientist and immunologist whose research focused on the interaction between the immune system and the brain. His work delved into how the immune system recognizes and attacks foreign substances, and how this process relates to the functioning of the brain. Edelman's research has significant implications for understanding autoimmune diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. more

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