One thing that I've been doing for a long time is to wake up really early. I try to get up around 4 or 5 in the morning, long before most of my lab members are up, which gives me some quiet time to really think without distraction. I think that's important.
Edward BoydenMany of the projects that we do that appear quite successful, it's actually often the second or third time we've given it a try.
Edward BoydenI would argue that if you understand how the cells of the brain are organized into circuits, almost computational circuits if you will, and we see how information flows through those circuits and how it's transformed, we might have a much firmer grasp on why our brains make decisions the way that they do. If we get a handle on that, maybe we can overcome some of our limitations and at the very least we'll understand why we do what we do.
Edward BoydenThe skill-providers want to have more impact and solve problems; the problem people want new tools to get their problems solved.
Edward Boyden