Helen Thomson Quotes

I was reminded of something Oliver Sacks once said: To truly understand someone, to get any hint of one’s depth, you need to lay aside the urge to test and get to know your subject openly, quietly, as...

I was reminded of something Oliver Sacks once said: To truly understand someone, to get any hint of one’s depth, you need to lay aside the urge to test and get to know your subject openly, quietly, as...

Helen Thomson

The brain doesn’t tolerate inactivity, said Oliver Sacks, when I spoke to him about this back in 2014. It seems to respond to diminished sensory input by creating autonomous sensations of its own choo...

Helen Thomson

The brain doesn’t tolerate inactivity, said Oliver Sacks, when I spoke to him about this back in 2014. It seems to respond to diminished sensory input by creating autonomous sensations of its own choo...

Helen Thomson

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Helen MacLeod Thomson is a former member of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and a former Democratic assemblywoman from California's 8th Assembly district. Thomson was first elected to the assembly in 1996 and served three two-year terms. She was the first of what have become three consecutive women from Davis to be elected to this seat, followed by Lois Wolk and Mariko Yamada.