Vladimir Radzivilovsky:
The brain is like the stomach: it can digest only stuff which is already inside.
Posted by: Alexandre Borovik | June 6, 2012
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Mathematics under the Microscope 
This is a *exceptionally* lovely quote, and I’d like to use it in a paper I’m writing (on a far different subject, the history of anatomy). Could you provide a source or reference? I would be much obliged! Cheers!
By: Benjamin Goldberg on June 6, 2012
at 7:08 pm
Alas, this is just a quote from a private conversation.
By: Alexandre Borovik on June 7, 2012
at 8:34 am
what about new thing that’s not already in our brain ?
By: camera giám sát on June 7, 2012
at 2:10 am
Alas, all too often Vladimir’s students remember what is a morphism (for future digestion, I suppose) but cannot add fractions…
By: Sergei Yakovenko on June 7, 2012
at 4:51 am
I love some of the modern smart tools for memorization. For example, you can train Anki to match your short-term and long-term memory timers, and it will serve pieces to you at a perfect rate for retention. The front end is simple, but there is nice research behind. http://ankisrs.net/
By: mariadroujkova on June 9, 2012
at 4:27 am
I love this. Can I ask, is that the original quote, in English, or was it translated?
By: James on July 10, 2012
at 1:06 am
It was in Russian. “Мозг как желудок — он может переваривать только то, что уже внутри.”
By: Anonymous on July 10, 2012
at 5:58 am
Yes, your quote puts it in a nutshell.
,……what comes in, depend on how accurate Your sensory appreciation works. This could be re-employed according to natural laws.
By: patilingo on April 22, 2016
at 11:44 am