Colin Blakemore quotes

If the cells and fibres in one human brain were all stretched out end to end, they would certainly reach to the moon and back. Yet the fact that they are not arranged end to end enabled man to go there himself. The astonishing tangle within our heads makes us what we are. (Colin Blakemore)

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Colin Blakemore

Colin Blakemore - Image
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Occupation: British Professor
Born: June 1, 1944
Died: June 27, 2022
Quotes count: 1
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