England was a delightful and stimulating place for a young academic, although by present standards, the laboratory facilities were primitive. There were almost no research grants and no secretarial assistance, even for Sherrington. John Eccles academicassistancedelightful share on social
The body and dendrites of a nerve cell are specialized for the reception and integration of information which is conveyed as impulses that are fired from other nerve cells along their axons. John Eccles axonbodycell Change image and share on social
I can explain my body and my brain, but there's something more. I can't explain my own existence - what makes me a unique human being. John Eccles bodybrainexistence Change image and share on social
I came to realise that Darwinian evolution had no explanation of me as an experiencing self. John Eccles darwinianevolutionexperience Change image and share on social
Many people, including myself, had our scientific lives changed by the inspiring new vision of science that Popper gave us. John Eccles changegiveinclude Change image and share on social
The origin of each of us stems from codes of genetic inheritance. John Eccles codegeneticinheritance Change image and share on social
I decided, as a medical student, to devote myself to a study of the brain. John Eccles braindecidedevote Change image and share on social
I, at the age of 17 or 18 as a medical student, suddenly came up against a problem: 'What am I? What is the meaning of my existence as I experience it?' John Eccles ageexistenceexperience Change image and share on social
How we come to be, and how we are what we are, is beyond any understanding. I have been obsessed by this, trying to understand the very nature of my existence. John Eccles existencenatureobsess Change image and share on social
A board constituted as the board of Sydney Hospital is constituted is not a suitable body to have control of an institute of medical research. John Eccles boardbodyconstitute Change image and share on social
