“ People with OCD including myself, realize that their seemingly uncontrollable behavior is irrational, but they feel unable to stop it. Abhijit Naskar
“ When it is time for religion to vanish from the face of earth upon having finished its service of psychological reinforcement to humanity, Mother Nature will make that happen one way or another. Abhijit Naskar
“ Humanism is not a single character. It is a magnificent blend of various emotional and behavioral traits that are unique to the human mind. Abhijit Naskar
“ Males of all species are made for wooing females, and females typically choose among their suitors. Abhijit Naskar
“ Even though the world hails Joan of Arc as some sort of hero, which she undoubtedly was, what pains me the most is that her pathological condition ultimately led to her demise at the age of only ninet… Abhijit Naskar
“ Belief is exclusively a matter of personal domain. It has nothing to do with reality. Abhijit Naskar
“ When I am fully immersed in my work of nourishing humanity, it fills my head with all kinds of feel-good chemicals, such as endorphins, serotonin and dopamine. Problems occur during the brief interval… Abhijit Naskar
“ As the neurobiology of our species gets more and more complicated, its functional expression, which we call the mind, shall get more vivid and productive. Abhijit Naskar
“ The human brain always concocts biases to aid in the construction of a coherent mental life, exclusively suitable for an individual’s personal needs. Abhijit Naskar
“ Every single human being is neurologically predisposed to be biased in various walks of life. It is biologically impossible to be absolutely free from all biases, nevertheless, the more a person rigor… Abhijit Naskar
“ One way or another we are all biased, but still we have the modern cortical capacity to choose whether or not to let the harmful biases dictate our behavior. Abhijit Naskar
“ ...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will be more likely to be recalled in the future. Daniel J. Siegel
“ When you say to someone "follow your heart", it actually refers to the rhetorical representation of various emotions, that are precisely produced from neural activity of the limbic system. Abhijit Naskar
“ We biologists often use the phrase “Mother Nature” to refer to the entire system of Nature that we see around us, but it is not really an entity, and it does not have any real concern for any of its l… Abhijit Naskar
“ Modern society is modern because of its mental cocktail of reasoning and compassion. Turn the compassion network in the brain off, and it will be a society of heartless robots. On the other hand, turn… Abhijit Naskar
“ Primitive humans could not comprehend the vastness of infinity and eternity, so as a trick of self-preservation they came up with the perception of survival of the soul after death and its recurring i… Abhijit Naskar
“ The very first few days when you actually start having symptoms of falling for someone special, are the days of heavenly bliss and unreasonable madness. This specific “madness” is one of the most rudi… Abhijit Naskar
“ Fear or anxiety is a normal part of living. It’s the body’s way of telling us something isn’t right. It keeps us from harm’s way and prepares us to act quickly in the face of danger. Abhijit Naskar
