"the latest research techniques [...] are revealing a far more frantic pace of activity than ever suspected [...] the protein packed zone that powers synaptic activity -- is replaced, molecule for molecule, almost by the hour
"the conclusion of this research is that the entire brain is being recycled about once every other month, opening up an enormous field of enquiry into how neurological change interacts with changes in energy systems
"[...] cutting-edge scientists are left wondering not so much how we can change, but how we can endure" (pp.141-142)