Karl Lashley
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.
Rats in mazes mirror our own cognitive struggles.
Cortical lesions teach resilience, not destruction.
Science progresses by falsifying old dogmas.
The brain's unity mocks our divisive theories.
In the lab, humility is the greatest discovery.
Memory is etched not in cells, but in patterns.
To understand behavior, dissect the whole, not the parts.
Life's profundity is in its unsolved mysteries.
The cortex orchestrates, it does not delegate.
My career: a maze with no clear exit.
Neurologists and psychologists must unite or perish in silos.
Plasticity is the brain's secret to adaptation.
Doubt fuels discovery; certainty stifles it.
The mind's theater is the cortex's stage.
Experiments with lesions reveal the brain's forgiveness.
In science, the journey matters more than the map.
Behaviorism is a crutch for the theoretically lame.
As I near the end, the brain's secrets remain vast.
The engram: forever sought, never captured.