Ivan Pavlov
Discovered classical conditioning
Most quoted
"Thanks to our recent works, the physiology of the brain has been advanced to a new stage, and the study of the highest part of the nervous system, which is of such colossal importance to man, has been placed on a solid foundation of exact knowledge."
— from Nobel Lecture, 1904
"One can truly say that the irresistible progress of natural science since the time of Galileo has made its first halt before the study of the higher parts of the brain, the organ of the most complicated relations of the animal to the external world."
— from Scientific Study of the So-Called Psychical Processes in the Higher Animals, 1909
"The physiologist who succeeds in penetrating deeper and deeper into the digestive canal becomes convinced that it consists of a number of chemical laboratories equipped with various mechanical devices."
— from Nobel Lecture, 1904
All quotes by Ivan Pavlov (368)
The brain is a marvel of engineering.
The study of the brain is the ultimate frontier of science.
The conditioned reflex is a powerful tool for understanding the mind.
The nervous system is a system of communication.
The organism is a complex and integrated whole.
The external environment is a constant source of information.
The conditioned reflex is a key to understanding human behavior.
The scientist must be humble and respectful of nature.
The truth is a journey, not a destination.
The brain is the seat of consciousness.
Don't be a photographer, be a physiologist!
If you want to be a good physiologist, you must be a good cook.
Science demands from a man all his life. If you had two lives, that would not be enough. Give your complete passion and your complete attention to science.
The dog is a very good subject. He doesn't complain, he doesn't talk back, and he doesn't ask for a raise.
Observation and observation, and again observation.
I am an experimenter, and I am not a philosopher.
The dog is a very honest animal. He tells you exactly what he thinks.
Don't think, just observe.
The dog is a very good model for human behavior, especially when it comes to eating.
Facts are the air of the scientist. Without facts you can never fly.
Contemporaries of Ivan Pavlov
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936).