"Studies of decision-making in the monkey, where activity of single neurons in parietal cortex is recorded, you can see a lot about the time-accuracy trade-off in the monkey's decision, and you can see from the neuron's activity at what point in his accumulation of evidence he makes his decision to make a particular movement."

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Source : "Causal machines". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 10, 2012.

Patricia Churchland

#Decision Quotes #Movement Quotes #Neurons Quotes

“Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it.”
“Playing (Serena) it always felt like playing a steamroller. No subtlety, no finesse, just raw, loud power. To respect this style of play was always a bit tough for me, but of course I had to, because the rules of tennis dont state that having a beautiful game is required to become No. 1.”
“Democracy allows for A and B to band together to rip off C. This is not justice, but a moral outrage.”
“If Scott Brown can win in a state that President Obama won by 26 points, I can win in a district that Obey won by just 20 points against an unknown, underfunded challenger in the Democratic landslide of 2008. It means there is not a single Democrat in the country who is safe.”

Source : "Could Obey Be Coakley’d?". Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. January 21, 2010.
“Oh, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware.”
“We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.”
“I was born in Brazil, I was an American citizen for about 10 years. I thought of myself as a global citizen.”

Source : "A Facebook Co-Founder Reflects on the Path Forward". www.nytimes.com. May 16, 2012.
“One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.”

Source : Gail Godwin (2011). “The Finishing School”, p.5, Ballantine Books

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