I think the first decade of this century is going to be remembered as a time of extremism. David Eagleman Read Quote
A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. David Eagleman Read Quote
What we find is that our brains have colossal things happening in them all the time. David Eagleman Read Quote
I’m using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human – it turns out that it’s a great lens with which to understand what matters to us. David Eagleman Read Quote
As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University. David Eagleman Read Quote
My lab and academic work fill my day from about 9 am to 7 p.m. Then I zoom out the lens to work on my other writing. David Eagleman Read Quote
We don’t really understand most of what’s happening in the cosmos. Is there any afterlife? Who knows. David Eagleman Read Quote
Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia – hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city. David Eagleman Read Quote
Neuroscience over the next 50 years is going to introduce things that are mind-blowing. David Eagleman Read Quote
