Karl Lashley

Psychology American 1890 – 1958 100 quotes

An influential neuropsychologist known for his research on the neural basis of learning and memory, particularly his concepts of equipotentiality and mass action.

Quotes by Karl Lashley

Psychology's future lies in bridging mind and matter.

Visionary speech 1940

Rats in mazes mirror our own cognitive struggles.

Lab notes 1936

Cortical lesions teach resilience, not destruction.

Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence 1929

Science progresses by falsifying old dogmas.

Article 1934

The brain's unity mocks our divisive theories.

Later paper 1951

In the lab, humility is the greatest discovery.

Reflection 1949

Memory is etched not in cells, but in patterns.

In Search of the Engram 1950

To understand behavior, dissect the whole, not the parts.

Early work 1925

Life's profundity is in its unsolved mysteries.

Private letter 1957

The cortex orchestrates, it does not delegate.

Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence 1929

My career: a maze with no clear exit.

Autobiographical note 1958

Neurologists and psychologists must unite or perish in silos.

Conference plea 1943

Plasticity is the brain's secret to adaptation.

Final papers 1953

Doubt fuels discovery; certainty stifles it.

Lab maxim 1939

The mind's theater is the cortex's stage.

Metaphorical passage 1927

Experiments with lesions reveal the brain's forgiveness.

Study findings 1931

In science, the journey matters more than the map.

Advice to students 1956

Behaviorism is a crutch for the theoretically lame.

Critique 1948

As I near the end, the brain's secrets remain vast.

Deathbed reflection 1958

The engram: forever sought, never captured.

In Search of the Engram 1950