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 greatest discovery is to find oneself.
To understand life, one must understand death.
The essence of life is change.
Consciousness is the ultimate mystery.
The search for meaning is a lifelong journey.
Truth is a beacon in the darkness.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but also in the order of the universe.
The human condition is one of constant striving.
Spirituality is the connection to something greater than ourselves.
The mind is a universe within itself.
Every experiment is a question asked of nature.
The path to knowledge is paved with doubt.
The greatest joy is to understand.
The human heart is a mystery.
Life is a gift, and a responsibility.
Death is not the end, but a transformation.
The universe is a symphony of interconnectedness.
The human spirit yearns for transcendence.
It is not the dog's stomach that digests the food, but the dog's brain that directs the digestion.
Only science, exact science, without any presuppositions, and without any myths, can give us the truth.
Contemporaries of Ivan Pavlov
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936).