António Damásio

Dr. António Damásio is a world-renowned Portuguese-American neuroscientist, author, and professor of neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is best known for his groundbreaking research into the biological underpinnings of emotion, consciousness, and decision-making.

He is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain, The Feeling of What Happens, and Self Comes to Mind. His work challenged traditional rationalist models by demonstrating that human reason and emotion are deeply intertwined through bodily feedback systems.

Damásio has received numerous international awards, including the Prince of Asturias Prize for Technical and Scientific Research. His pioneering insights continue to shape modern cognitive science, artificial intelligence philosophy, and neurology.