"Rather marvelously, the older brain only permits change when it judges that change to be important, rewarding or good for it."

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Source : "The Fantastic Plastic Brain". The Kavli Foundation interview, www.kavlifoundation.org. July 2012.

Michael Merzenich

#Judging Quotes #Brain Quotes #Important Quotes

“When I get off a flight, I'm not trying to sit there and let them take pictures of me. I'm tired. I'm scratching my eyes. I just don't like taking pictures in general.”
“Irreverence is our only sacred cow.”

Source : Paul Krassner (2011). “One Hand Jerking: Reports From an Investigative Journalist”, p.22, Seven Stories Press
“In most cases, no matter what it is, if you measure it and reward it, people will try to excel at it”
“Programs like WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) subsidize the exclusion of dads.”
“There are several dozen political prisoners in Russia. When I cite that number people are often very surprised. They often think there are more. Well - there are hundreds of thousands of people who haven't had a fair trial, who are victims of the political system. But in the Amnesty International sense of the word, most of them are not political prisoners because they are not going to prison for protesting.”
“There are as many stories to be told as there are people to tell them about; only the mean-spirited would consider there to be a competition at all.”
“We need to support these women who are in crisis pregnancy situations.”
“Unsuccessful people get jealous when they watch the Mastery of others. Successful people get inspired.”

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