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Descartes' error : emotion, reason and the human brain

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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.

Even modern neuroscience has tended until recently to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions.

This attitude began to change with the publication of "Descartes' Error".

Antonio Damasio challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality.

In this wonderfully engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking and to normal social behaviour.

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Vintage
0099501643 / 9780099501640
Paperback / softback
153
06/07/2006
United Kingdom
English
xxix, 312 p. : ill.
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: New York: Putnam's, 1994; London: Picador, 1995.
Crucial reading - New York Times Book Review
Crucial reading - New York Times Book Review HPM Philosophy of mind, JMQ Psychology: emotions, PDZ Popular science, PSAN Neurosciences