John Eccles Quotes

A better understanding of the brain is certain to lead man to a richer comprehension both of himself, of his fellow man, and of society, and in fact of the whole world with its problems.

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.

It is my deliberate opinion that the one essential requisite of human welfare in all ways is scientific knowledge of human nature.

Some day... some day, I want to go much deeper into the human mind.

I suppose you could say that I majored in men and minored in psychology.

In [my] life ... I did not understand steam machinery, but I tried to understand that much more complicated piece of mechanism - man.

My primary interest has always been about exploring the human psyche and humanity.

I'm insatiably curious about human nature.

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

To the intelligent man with an interest in human nature it must often appear strange that so much of the energy of the scientific world has been spent on the study of the body and so little on the study of the mind.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

I'm so interested in the brain. I read true crime.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

There is no such thing as a disembodied mind. The mind is implanted in the brain, and the brain is implanted in the body.

We have a habit of turning to scientists when we want factual answers and artists when we want entertainment, but where are the facts about the nature of the self? Neurologists peering at PET scans and fMRIs know they aren't seeing the soul in there.

The brain is an immensely complex organ, and many mysteries remain. Exactly how brain and mind or soma and psyche are related is one of them.

My mom's a psychologist, and I think that has influenced me on a personal level. Plus, I'm just generally interested in visualization and humanity, social activity and technology, and what happens in aggregate.

The brain is the cornerstone of virtually every facet of our lives. I wish we knew more.

I started working with brain sensing tech in labs over a decade ago and was immediately fascinated by the potential to help people peer into the workings and behaviors of their own minds.

I think I'm very interested in people, in the way our minds work and how we navigate through the experience that is life. Very interested in people's struggles and their choices and their regrets and joys. I'm very interested in the human animal.

I love observing people.

People are very complex. And for a psychologist, you get fascinated by the complexity of human beings, and that is what I have lived with, you know, in my career all of my life, is the complexity of human beings.

I think acting and psychology are both looking at what makes human beings tick. I've always found that fascinating.

I've always been fascinated by people, their psychology, what drives them and trying to understand them.

I'm tremendously optimistic about the future of my discipline, yet understanding the brain is so difficult that we neuroscientists need help.