Richard Restak Quotes

#1. The dynamic interplay of neural activity within and in between systems is the very essence of brain function.

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#2. One a very basic level, you are what you remember - your very identity depends on all of the events, people and places you can recall.

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#3. Our perceptions take on richness and depth as a result of all the things that we learn. The eye is not a camera that objectively takes a photo of the "world out there." Rather, what the eye sees is determined by what the brain has learned. This suggests a short mantra: learn more, see more.

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#4. Since the brain is unlike any other structure in the known universe, it seems reasonable to expect that our understanding of its functioning - if it can ever be achieved - will require approaches that are drastically different from the way we understand other physical systems.

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#5. Until the day we die our brain remains capable of change, according to the challenges that we set for it.

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