The adage that fact is stranger than fiction seems to be especially true for the workings of the brain. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran adagebrainfact Change image and share on social
The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran ceasecreativeminute Change image and share on social
My interests span biology, though sometimes I feel like an anachronism, somebody from the Victorian era when there weren't so many boundaries dividing the sciences. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran anachronismbiologyboundary Change image and share on social
I was socially isolated as a kid. I had friends, but I wasn't very good at sports and that sort of thing so I became quite comfortable being by myself, exploring. The world was my private playground, and in it, I was supreme. Darwin, Faraday, Huxley and other great scientists were my companions. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran comfortablecompaniondarwin share on social
It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran brainoptimisticslightly Change image and share on social