Principles of Neural Science Quotes

“It is this potential for plasticity of the relatively stereotyped units of the nervous system that endows each of us with our individuality.”
― Eric R. Kandel, Principles of Neural Science

“Hermann von Helmholtz was the first to appreciate that the basilar membrane’s operation is essentially the inverse of a piano’s. The piano synthesizes a complex sound by combining the pure tones produced by numerous vibrating strings; the cochlea deconstructs a complex sound by isolating each component tone at a discrete segment of the basilar membrane.”
― Eric R. Kandel, Principles of Neural Science