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Antonio Damasio

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Antonio Damasio

Born in Portugal, Antonio Damasio became Van Allen Distinguished Professor and head of the department of neurology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. He is the author of Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain and The Feeling of What Happens: Body, Emotion and the Making of Consciousness.


Books by Antonio Damasio

Books: 4
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Looking For Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain

Looking For Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain

by Antonio Damasio

'Looking for Spinoza is exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying. Its erudition and wisdom provide a powerful statement that the pursuit of scientific knowledge about the human brain can go hand ...

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain

by Antonio Damasio

Crucial reading - New York Times Book Review

Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain

Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain

by Antonio Damasio

A profound and groundbreaking new book telling the story of consciousness and the human mind, from one of the world's leading neuroscientists.

Books: 4
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