The goal of physiological research is functional nature.

- Walter Rudolf Hess

At the beginning of all experimental work stands the choice of the appropriate technique of investigation

- 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 att…

- 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…

- 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 o…

- Walter Rudolf Hess

For man also, in health and sickness, is not just the sum of his organs, but is indeed a human organism.

- Walter Rudolf Hess