Eleanor Maguire
British neuroscientist studying memory and navigation in the hippocampus.
Most quoted
"Our work suggests that the hippocampus is not just a passive recipient of information but actively constructs and updates spatial representations, even in the absence of direct sensory input."
— from Scientific paper/interview, 2000
"The ability to mentally navigate through space, to re-experience past events, and to imagine future scenarios all seem to rely on the same fundamental hippocampal machinery."
— from Scientific paper/interview, 2003
"The hippocampus is not just about memory; it's about imagination, about constructing coherent mental scenes, whether they are real or imagined."
— from Interview, 2007
All quotes by Eleanor Maguire (101)
Virtual navigation training could revolutionize rehabilitation for memory loss.
We are what we remember, and how we remember defines our reality.
The enlarged hippocampus in experts is nature's way of rewarding mastery.
In the absence of memory, we lose our way in the narrative of life.
Brain scans don't lie; they show the imprint of a life lived in motion.
Curiosity drives the best science, leading us to unexpected neural treasures.
Hippocampal atrophy in aging reminds us to cherish mental exercise.
Stories of the mind are told through the landscapes we hold within.
The brain's GPS system is more poetic than any technology we've built.
Forgetting is as crucial as remembering in the dance of cognition.
Expertise in navigation correlates with a richer inner world.
Science thrives on questions about the ordinary made extraordinary.
Memory's malleability is both a vulnerability and a superpower.
Through fMRI, we witness the brain lighting up with lived experience.
The path to understanding memory winds through the streets of real lives.
Neuroscientists map the mind as explorers chart unknown lands.
Alzheimer's patients' stories highlight the human cost of neural decay.
The brain rewards those who venture into cognitive unknowns.
Reconstructing past events is the brain's creative act.
In every scan, a story of adaptation and survival unfolds.
Contemporaries of Eleanor Maguire
Other Cognitive Sciences born within 50 years of Eleanor Maguire (1970).