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. 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 .

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Damasio Books

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain. Damasio Antonio. The brain structures regulate both human biology and behavior and are indispensable to normal cognitive processes. 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 Emotion and consciousness tend to be present or absent together. 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 (a good thing) or not . This appraisal takes the form of physiological reactions which is mapped in the brain. Feelings are then a vital guide to decision-making

Selected Bibliography : Encyclopedia Britannica.

Next researcher on emotions: Baruch Spinoza