#268 Antonio Damasio - Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology & Philosophy on Making Minds Conscious

Antonio Damasio is one of world’s leading neuroscientists, Professor of Psychology, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California; he is also an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California.  Damasio has made seminal contributions to the understanding of brain processes underlying, emotions, feelings, decision-making and consciousness. In his new book Feeling & Knowing: Making Conscious Minds, he has a wholly engaging investigation of how biology, neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence have given us the tools to unlock the mysteries of human consciousness. He combines the latest discoveries in various sciences with philosophy and discusses his original research, which has transformed our understanding of the brain and human behavior.  This conversation is an indispensable guide to understand­ing how we experience the world within and around us and find our place in the universe.

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