“Here is this three-pound mass of jelly you can hold in the palm of your hand, and it can contemplate the vastness of interstellar space. It can contemplate the meaning of infinity and it can contemplate itself contemplating on the meaning of infinity.”
Quote by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is a renowned neuroscientist known for his research in visual and tactile perception, cognitive neuroscience, and the relationship between the brain and behavior. Born in 1951, his work has had a broad impact in the field of neuroscience. more
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