“If the brain didn’t produce human behavior, I wouldn’t be interested in it. The whole point of neuroscience is to understand human experience and behavior.”

“The human brain, and with it human existence, is a process that has grown over time. I always say: we’re broccoli. We have strange outgrowths, and sometimes a part of us is a bit woody and gnarly.”

“If you know that all of us as humans have inherent prejudices, for example toward strangers, then the conclusion is this: when you interact with a stranger, you make a point of being extra nice.”