A biography for Vilayanur S. Ramachandranhasn’t been written yet.
“People often ask how I got interested in the brain; my rhetorical answer is: 'How can anyone NOT be interested in it?' Everything you call 'human nature' and consciousness arises from it.”
“If you're a thinking person, the liver is interesting, but nothing is more intriguing than the brain.”
“The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.”
“My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this.”
“My views as an individual ought not to be confused with my views as a scientist - the minute you try to mingle God and science, you get into trouble. Metaphysics has its place, and science has its place; don't mix the two.”