Walter Rudolf Hess quotes

The goal of physiological research is functional nature. (Walter Rudolf Hess)
For man also, in health and sickness, is not just the sum of his organs, but is indeed a human organism. View quote
Walter Rudolf Hess
In fact, quantitative findings of any material and energy changes preserve their full context only through their being seen and understood as parts of a natural order. View quote
Walter Rudolf Hess
At the beginning of all experimental work stands the choice of the appropriate technique of investigation. View quote
Walter Rudolf Hess
This implies that the laws governing organic cohesion, the organization leading from the part to the whole, represent a biological uncertainty, indeed an uncertainty of the first order. View quote
Walter Rudolf Hess
It must be born in mind that one does not see directly - as is the case in the exploration of the surface of the brain - where the electrodes are attacking. View quote
Walter Rudolf Hess
Exact information about the functional significance of the deep sections of the brain is only obtained by working through the brain histologically in serial section. View quote
Walter Rudolf Hess