The fact that hype exists doesn't prove that something is not important. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran existfacthype Change image and share on social
The brain abhors discrepancies. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran abhorbraindiscrepancy Change image and share on social
Ask, 'How are we different from the great apes?' We have culture, we have civilisation, and we have language to be celebrated as part of being human. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran apecelebratecivilisation Change image and share on social
You can't just take an image and randomly distort it and call it art - although many people in La Jolla where I come from do precisely that. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran artcalldistort Change image and share on social
We are not angels, we are merely sophisticated apes. Yet we feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, craving transcendence and all the time trying to spread our wings and fly off, and it's really a very odd predicament to be in, if you think about it. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran angelapebeast share on social
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 answerarisebrain Change image and share on social
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 confusegodindividual share on social
If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran factknowmortality Change image and share on social
If there is anything about your 'self' of which you can be sure, it is that it is anchored in your own body and yours alone. The person you experience as 'you' is here and now and nowhere else. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran anchorebodyexperience Change image and share on social
You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran arrogancechutzpahconfidence share on social
