Monday, March 10, 2014

Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness

Antonio Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making. His work has had a major influence on current understanding of the neural systems, which underlie memory, language, consciousness.

“A mind is so closely shaped by the body and destined to serve it that only one mind could possibly arise in it. No body, never mind.” — Antonio Damasio in "The Feeling of What Happens"

Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness
https://www.ted.com/talks/antonio_damasio_the_quest_to_understand_consciousness