Nikos Logothetis

Doing a typical afternoon perusal of Nature, I came across this man Nikos. This is the type of neuroscientist I would like to be. Here's one quote I'd love to shout from the rooftops for every over-analyzing, non-hypothesizing, grasping at straws neuroscientist to hear...and another that depicts what every neuroscientist shoud aspire to achieve (in my world anyways):

The brain is a very accommodating structure,” he warns. “It will let you generate a mass of data and interpret them to support your idea.” The key, he says, is strict quality of methodology and keeping the ears resolutely plugged against the siren song of over-interpretation.

Unlike many lab chiefs, Logothetis says he will continue to deploy the hands-on skills that made his name. “I prefer to work more like a postdoc than a research director,” he says. “I like to do experiments myself.” Typically, he runs experiments in the mornings and crunches data until the small hours.