"The well-being of a neuron depends on its ability to communicate with other neurons. Studies have shown that electrical and chemical stimulation from both a neuron's inputs and its targets support vital cellular processes. Neurons unable to connect effectively with other neurons atrophy. Useless, an abandoned neuron will die."

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Source : Lisa Genova (2011). “Lisa Genova Box Set: Still Alice and Left Neglected”, p.213, Simon and Schuster

Lisa Genova

#Support Quotes #Useless Quotes #Neurons Quotes

“We need to participate directly in the evolution of consciousness, which, at its core, is the evolution of love.”
“I have a big ego, but I don't buy into it. I can't live off the ego. It's an honor that I get to be that guy onstage. It's not something I earned.”
“The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused.”

Source : Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.165, Hachette UK
“Your greatest achievement is to love me.”
“There is nothing like an odor to stir memories.”

Source : "Modern Essays" edited by Christopher Morley, ("The Market"), 1921.
“Life to most Greeks may be either tragic or comic or a mixture of both; but one thing it never is - and that is, meaningless.”
“And yet, even as she spoke, she knew that she did not wish to come back. not to stay, not to live. She loved the little yellow cottage more than she loved any place on earth. but she was through with it except in her memories.”
“It is through our technology that we have been able to fly far away from earth to learn, in truth, how precious it is. It is no coincidence that our awakening to the special nature of our world and to its uniquely balanced environment and its limitations coincided with our first glimpse of earth from outer space, through the eyes of astronauts, television cameras and photographic equipment.”

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