Gerald Edelman quotes

Gerald Edelman was an American scientist renowned for his pioneering work in immunology and neuroscience. His research led to the discovery of the structure of antibodies and important insights into the biology of the brain. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and remained a major influence in biomedical science. Here are 5 of his quotes:

Each brain is exposed to different circumstances. It's very likely that your brain is unique in the history of the universe.

Gerald Edelman

Your brain develops depending on your individual history. What has gone on in your own brain and its consciousness over your lifetime is not repeatable, ever - not with identical twins, not even with conjoined twins.

Gerald Edelman

Consciousness allows you the capacity to plan.

Gerald Edelman

Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth, and that service is indeed communal. It cannot be rigidly planned. Rather, it requires freedom and courage and the plural contributions of many different kinds of people who must maintain their individuality while giving to the group.

Gerald Edelman