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First Online: 28 August 2021

Dedication

: I would like to dedicate these reflections about trophic responses not only to the memory of Rita Levi Montalcini and her stellar career, but also as a tribute to Mario Bunge’s legacy. He was one of the world’s greatest philosophers of his generation. A philosopher with formal and deep knowledge of the physical and biological sciences. A philosopher who understood synaptic plasticity and who strongly made the case that mind, consciousness, and all psychological responses were strictly governed by neuronal connections and biochemical brain events. I had the privilege of sharing with Mario many interminable scientific discussions and with him and his family many memorable events. I will sorely miss his loss as a dear friend and as an inspiring McGill colleague.