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Damasio, Antonio R. (1944–)

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Antonio Damasio, Ph.D.

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Antonio Damasio is a prominent neurologist, neuroscientist, and author. His research investigating the relationships between brain damage and functioning has had a major influence on both Psychology and Philosophy, especially in the domains of emotion and decision-making. He has proposed the Somatic Marker Hypothesis that posits emotional states can cause changes in the periphery and these visceral changes can, in turn, influence decision-making.

Education and Training

  • University of Lisbon Medical School, Portugal (M.D.; 1969)

  • Aphasia Research Center (Research fellowship with Norman Geschwind; 1967)

  • University of Lisbon, Portugal (Ph.D.; 1974)

  • University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal (Residency in Neurology, 1970-1972)

Major Appointments (Institution, Location, Dates)

  • Language Research Laboratory (Center de Estudos Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal, 1971–1975)

  • Chief, Division of Behavioral Neurology &...

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Further Readings

  • Damasio, A. R. (1995). Toward a neurobiology of emotion and feeling: Operational concepts and hypotheses. The Neuroscientist, 1, 19–25.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (1996). The somatic marker hypothesis and the possible functions of the prefrontal cortex. Transactions of the Royal Society (London), 351, 1413–1420.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (1998). Investigating the biology of consciousness. Transactions of the Royal Society (London), 353, 1879–1882.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (1999, 2000). The feeling of what happens: Body and emotion in the making of consciousness. New York: Harcourt.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (1999). How the brain creates the mind. Scientific American, 281, 112–117.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (2003). Looking for Spinoza: Joy, sorrow and the feeling brain. New York: Harcourt.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (2005). Descartes’ error: 10th anniversary edition, with a new author preface. New York: Penguin Books.

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  • Damasio, A. R. (2010). Self comes to mind: Constructing the conscious brain.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    John P. Ryan

  2. Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Tricia Z. King

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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P. Ryan, J., King, T.Z. (2018). Damasio, Antonio R. (1944–). In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_612

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