Long-term memory involves enduring changes that result from the growth of new synaptic connections. Eric Kandel connectionenduregrowth Change image and share on social
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
My parents were not born in Vienna, but they had spent much of their lives there, having each come to the city at the beginning of World War I when they were still very young. Eric Kandel bearbegincity Change image and share on social
Carl von Rokitansky is one of the founders of scientific medicine and systematized it, looking at what the clinical symptoms mean. The medicine we practice today, which is infinitely more sophisticated, is Rokitansky's medicine. Eric Kandel carlclinicalfounder share on social
I like problems at the borders of disciplines. One of the reasons that neurobiology of learning and memory appeal to me so much was that I liked the idea of bringing biology and psychology together. Eric Kandel appealbiologyborder Change image and share on social
The biology of mind bridges the sciences - concerned with the natural world - and the humanities - concerned with the meaning of human experience. Eric Kandel biologybridgeconcern Change image and share on social
I was born in Vienna on November 7, 1929, eleven years after the multiethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart following its defeat in World War I. Eric Kandel austrobeardefeat Change image and share on social
I was reluctant to be critical of the United States because I thought the United States could do no wrong; that the government could not lie to its people. Eric Kandel criticalgovernmentlie Change image and share on social
Indeed, artists, particularly modern artists, have intentionally limited the scope and vocabulary of their expression to convey, as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt do, the most essential, even spiritual, ideas of their art. Eric Kandel artartistconvey 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
