There are 100 billion neurons in the adult human brain, and each neuron makes something like 1,000 to 10,000 contacts with other neurons in the brain. Based on this, people have calculated that the number of permutations and combinations of brain activity exceeds the number of elementary particles in the universe.
Vilayanur S. RamachandranIf you're a thinking person, the liver is interesting, but nothing is more intriguing than the brain.
Vilayanur S. RamachandranOur ability to perceive the world around us seems so effortless that we tend to take it for granted.
Vilayanur S. RamachandranWith the arrival of humans, it has been said, the universe has suddenly become conscious of itself. This, truly, it the greatest mystery of all.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran