Trees of the Brain, Roots of the Mind Quotes

“Because information processing in the brain is fundamentally a matter of circuitry, we can truly say that the trees of the brain are the roots of the mind.”
― Giorgio A Ascoli, Trees of the Brain, Roots of the Mind

“Instead, we owe much of the knowledge about the neurons of the human brain to research on other mammals, especially monkeys and rodents.”
― Giorgio A Ascoli, Trees of the Brain, Roots of the Mind

“Here we are not just referring to the behavioral outcomes of brain activity, such as movement and speech. We are including the intimate contents of unspoken thoughts, untold dreams, and never executed intentions.”
― Giorgio A Ascoli, Trees of the Brain, Roots of the Mind