I have on the one hand a hatred and on the other a yearning for Vienna. I left when I was nine years old because I was Jewish. And even before 1938, the anti-Semitism in Austria was probably deeper than it was in Germany or in other European countries.
Eric KandelNot only Freud but artists and writers were also interested in the unconscious. It was medicine that made the first steps toward modernity.
Eric KandelVienna is relatively small. And it had wonderful salons, opportunities for people to get together. There was a lot of interaction between scientists and non-scientists, between Jews and non-Jews, between artists, writers and scientists, including medical scientists.
Eric KandelAs you know, in most areas of science, there are long periods of beginning before we really make progress.
Eric Kandel