Self Comes to Mind explores two questions that have haunted philosophers, neurologists, cognitive scientists and psychologists for centuries: how do brains construct minds, and how do minds become conscious? Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years studying and writing about how the brain ope[...]

A leading neuroscientist explores with authority, with imagination, and with unparalleled mastery how the brain constructs the mind and how the brain makes that mind conscious.
Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years researching and and revealing how the brain works. Here, in his most am[...]

The search for happiness is quintessentially human--a concept that has no bearing on any other creature on earth yet figures foremost among our deepest desires. In the realm of hard science, the journey to happiness is still in its infancy; the final destination, uncertain. The Happiness Trip is a l[...]

Tietoisuuden synty on ihmisen suuria kysymyksiä. Viime vuosina tietoisuuden tutkimus on saanut uusia ulottuvuuksia. Tietoisuutta voidaan nyt tutkia tieteellisesti. Kenties se voidaan jopa selittää.Aivokuvista nähdään, missä tietoisuus syntyy ja mitkä aivojen alueet aiheuttavat tietoisuuden k[...]

Tässä kirjassa aikamme merkittävimpiin neurotieteilijöihin kuuluva Antonio Damasio tarttuu neurologeja, filosofeja, kognitiotieteilijöitä, psykologeja ja tavallisia ihmisiä pitkään askarruttaneeseen kysymykseen. Miten tietoisuus syntyy?Damasio hylkää pitkäikäisen ajatuksen, jonka mukaan[...]

One of the world's leading experts on the neurophysiology of emotions, Professor Damasio shows how our consciousness, our sense of being, arose out of development of emotion. At its core, human consciousness is consciousness of the feeling, experiencing self, the 'very thought of' oneself. Brilliant[...]

Antonio Damasio examines the biological roots of consciousness and its role in our survival in "The Feeling of What Happens." How is it that we know what we know? How is it that our conscious and private minds have a sense of self? A gifted medical clinician and scientific thinker, Damasio helps rea[...]

Arguably one of the most compelling and elusive territories of scientific research is the landscape of the human brain. The reach of neuroscience is vast, extending to nearly every other scientific and philosophical discipline. From research on the neurobiology of depression to recent breakthroughs [...]

Glede, sorg, sjalusi og frykt er deler av vårt daglige liv. Allikevel er studier av slike følelser blitt ignorert. Antonio Damasio mener at nettopp følelser og emosjoner ligger til grunn for vår tenkning og for menneskets utforskning av virkeligheten. Ved hjelp av filosofen Spinoza lærer han os[...]