Neuroscience Quotes - Page 3

• I wondered if there was a way to teach people how to use their imaginations in prayer and worship. So I began reading books on cognitive therapy and neuroscience and started studying the devotional traditions of the church.

  Gregory A. Boyd

  Prayer, Book, Reading

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• The reason a person is a republican is because something is wrong with them. Again, that's science - that's neuroscience. You cannot be well adjusted, open-minded, pluralistic, enlightened and be a republican.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Open Minded, Republican, Reason

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• For the last century of neuroscience, lots of people have tried to control neurons using all sorts of different technologies - pharmacology (drugs), electrical pulses, and so on. But none of these technologies are precise. With optogenetics, we can aim light at a single cell, or a set of cells, and turn just that set of cells on or off.

  Edward Boyden

  Technology, Light, Cells

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• When I read philosophy or neuroscience papers about consciousness, I don't get the sense we're any closer to understanding it than we were 50 years ago.

  Stuart J. Russell

  Philosophy, Years, Understanding

  "Intelligent robots don't need to be conscious to turn against us". Interview with Guia Marie Del Prado, www.businessinsider.com. August 9, 2015.

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• I can be a bit of a science geek. I tend more towards reading about brain science, neuroscience.

  William Mapother

  Reading, Brain, Geek

  "Going on From Lost , Actor William Mapother Heads to Another Earth". Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2011.

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• I spent so much of my life reading about spirituality and reading about neuroscience and trying different meditation practices. It's a really big part of my life. But it's sometimes hard to talk about. There are so many people in the world who don't live in Southern California and don't spend their time meditating.

  Moby

  Reading, Practice, California

  "Moby | Inside the brain of a genius. Meditator. Vegan. Outlaw". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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