Nerve cells communicate with one another at specialized points called synapses. And these synapses are plastic - they can be modified by learning. Eric Kandel callcellcommunicate Change image and share on social
I went to medical school after having decided to do so somewhere between my junior and senior year at Harvard - very late. I initially wanted to be an intellectual historian. Eric Kandel decideharvardhistorian Change image and share on social
A brain scan may reveal the neural signs of anxiety, but a Kokoschka painting, or a Schiele self-portrait, reveals what an anxiety state really feels like. Both perspectives are necessary if we are to fully grasp the nature of the mind, yet they are rarely brought together. Eric Kandel anxietybrainbring share on social
You could double the number of synaptic connections in a very simple neurocircuit as a result of experience and learning. The reason for that was that long-term memory alters the expression of genes in nerve cells, which is the cause of the growth of new synaptic connections. Eric Kandel altercellconnection share on social
What the Ellison Foundation and I are hoping to encourage is a more holistic approach to psychiatry, in which psychotherapy is put on as rigorous a level as psychopharmacology. Eric Kandel approachellisonencourage Change image and share on social
I was interested in the nature of human mental processes, which is what got me interested in psychoanalysis. And it became clear to me after a while that mental processes come from the brain, and in order to understand them, you need to be a biologist of the brain. Eric Kandel biologistbrainclear share on social
I've been around a long time, and I've been interested in memory for a long time. And one of my earlier interests in molecular biology of memory led me to define the switch that converts short term to long term memory. Eric Kandel biologyconvertdefine share on social
Life is sort of a circle. You come back to a lot of the interests that you had early in life. Eric Kandel backcircleearly Change image and share on social
I would not necessarily say that scientists and artists need to collaborate with one another, but it would be helpful for them to talk to one another to, perhaps, give rise to specific ideas that may or may not be carried out together. Eric Kandel artistcarrycollaborate share on social
Memory has always fascinated me. Think of it. You can recall at will your first day in high school, your first date, your first love. Eric Kandel datedayfascinate Change image and share on social
