Richard Restak famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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.
-- Richard Restak

#Understanding #Brain #Different
But if the brain is not like a computer, then what is it like? What kind of model can we form in regard to its functioning? I believe there's only one answer to that question, and perhaps it will disturb you: there is no model of the brain, nor will there ever be. That's because the brain, as the constructor of all models, transcends all models. The brain's uniqueness stems from the fact that nowhere in the known universe is there anything even remotely resembling it.
-- Richard Restak

#Believe #Brain #Answers
Until the day we die our brain remains capable of change, according to the challenges that we set for it.
-- Richard Restak

#Challenges #Brain #Remains
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.
-- Richard Restak

#People #Identity #Levels
The dynamic interplay of neural activity within and in between systems is the very essence of brain function.
-- Richard Restak

#Essence #Brain #Function
Just as important as getting enough sleep is thinking about sleep in the right way. Stop thinking of sleep and naps as â€œdowntimeâ€ or as a â€œwaste of time.â€ Think of them as opportunities for memory consolidation and enhancing the brain circuits that help skill learning. Nor should you feel guilty about sleep. It's just as crucial a part of successful brain work as the actual task itself.
-- Richard Restak

#Memories #Sleep #Successful

Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.
People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.
Music is something that takes you to a world which is very different from the world of hatred,jealousy, and all those negative emotions
There are different reasons to make movies.
Chris [Nolan] comes at this with such a different take on Batman, so I didn't feel that I had to be true to any other actor playing this role. Of course, I read the comic books. His relationships with Lt. Gordon and with Batman, with Gotham City, those really helped me the most.
I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.
I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.
Every actor has his own identity. I don't aspire to be Bond. My quest is to do something new, something different.
The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.

Richard Restak famous quotes

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