Antonio Damasio

Antonio Damasio M.D. Ph , was borned in Portugal in 1944. Damasio main interest: neurobiology of the mind, neural systems which subserve memory, language, emotion and decision-making.

With his research's Damasio has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and deision-making [2]. Damasio has published several books about the relationship between emotions and feelings.

Damasio is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine, and the European Academy of Arts and Sciences. Damasio has received many awards .

Video Antonio Damasio. When Emotions Make Better Decisions

Antonio Damasio Books

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain . Damasio Antonio. He demonstrates that prefrontal cortical damage can no longer generate the emotions necessary for effective decision-making.	The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. Damasio Antonio. The author's plain language and careful redefinition of key points make this difficult subject accessible for the general reader.	Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain. Damasio Antonio. An episode of emoting begins with an emotionally stimulus that the organism appraises as conducive to survival or well-being or not . Feelings are then a vital guide to decision-making

Next researcher on emotions: Baruch Spinoza

References

1. Wikipedia.org. Antonio Damasio. Retrieved October, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Damasio.jpg.
2. University of Southern California. Antonio Damasio. Retrieved October, 2010, from http://www.usc.edu/programs/neuroscience/faculty/profile.php?fid=27.

Selected Bibliography : Encyclopedia Britannica.