It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we’d be terrified. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
The fact that hype exists doesn’t prove that something is not important. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
People often ask how I got interested in the brain; my rhetorical answer is: ‘How can anyone NOT be interested in it?’ Everything you call ‘human nature’ and consciousness arises from it. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
The adage that fact is stranger than fiction seems to be especially true for the workings of the brain. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
My views as an individual ought not to be confused with my views as a scientist – the minute you try to mingle God and science, you get into trouble. Metaphysics has its place, and science has its place; don’t mix the two. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Read Quote
