May-Britt Moser quotes

May-Britt Moser is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist renowned for her pioneering research on spatial memory and the brain’s navigation system. Her work, along with that of her then-husband Edvard Moser, led to the discovery of grid cells in the brain. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 for these groundbreaking contributions. Here are 5 of her quotes:

Children need teachers who have stars in their eyes themselves and who treat them with respect.

May-Britt Moser

All children are born with stars in their eyes, and they are curious. It is important for teachers to be careful not to kill this curiosity. A lot can go wrong. Children can be teased, even by teachers.

May-Britt Moser

Everyone knows that there are some odors that send you directly back to memories of your childhood - odors from Christmas time and so forth.

May-Britt Moser

I was trained to be very tough. My mom told me I shouldn't cry; I shouldn't be afraid of anything.

May-Britt Moser