Quotes about Cognition

The mind is like any other muscle in your body. Use it or lose it.

What counts in evangelism is not cognition, but recognition. Can

The soul never thinks without a picture.

Paper is to write things down that we need to remember. Our brains are used to think.

If I can't picture it, I can't understand it.

It is the study of how the human brain was designed—by natural selection—to mislead us, even enslave us.

Certainly the prefrontal cortex is an important thing; I'm as proud of mine as the next guy.

The distinction was nicely drawn by a study in which both men and women were asked about the minimal level of intelligence they would accept in a person they were "dating." The average response, for both male and female, was: average intelligence. They were also asked how smart a person would have to be before they would consent to sexual relations. The women said: Oh, in that case, markedly above average. The men said: Oh, in that case, markedly below average.

All that is comes from the mind; it is based on the mind, it is fashioned by the mind.

His thoughts were too vague to be described, but they comprehended mysterious elements.

The mystery of consciousness? Erroneous data—significant results.

Moneo's eyes went wide with a sudden questioning awareness. He had seen the action of many polarities—the thing made known by its opposite.