Books by Antonio Damasio

In the centuries since Descartes famously proclaimed, 'I think, therefore I am,' science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person's true being.

From one of the world's leading neuroscientists; a succinct, illuminating, wholly engaging investigation of the phenomenon of consciousness and its relation to life.

'The Feeling of What Happens will change your experience of yourself' New York TimesWhere do our emotions come from?

In Self Comes to Mind, world-renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio goes against the long-standing idea that consciousness is separate from the body, presenting compelling new scientific evidence that consciousness - what we think of as a mind with a self - is in fact a biological process created by a living organism.

Joy, sorrow, jealousy and awe - these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. In this book Dr. Damasio draws on his innovative research and on his experience with neurological patients to examine how feelings and the emotions that underlie them support the governance of human affairs.

From one of the world's preeminent neuroscientists: a landmark reflection that spans the biological and social sciences, offering a new way of understanding the origins of life, feeling and culture.