Donald Hebb

Psychology has been too verbal and not enough biological.

The future of psychology lies in its integration with biology.

Emotion is the energizer of behavior.

The cell assembly is the unit of memory.

Behavior is purposive because the brain is organized for survival.

The phase sequence explains the flow of ideas.

Human nature is plastic, shaped by experience.

The brain's plasticity is the basis of all learning.

Perception organizes the chaos of sensation.

Intelligence grows with the complexity of neural connections.

The study of the mind requires the study of the brain.

Motives are internal states that drive action.

The nervous system is a map of the world.

Learning is the strengthening of synapses.

Thought processes are chains of cell assemblies.

Psychology must be empirical and theoretical.

The essence of science is to explain the obvious.

Life is a process of continuous adaptation.

In the end, the brain outlives the body.