Neurologist and best-selling author Antonio Damasio is one of our most requested guests. This month we finally had the opportunity to talk about his newest book "Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious," which he explained is somewhat different from his previous efforts. His goal was to write something "briefer" and more accessible. Thus it is definitely a book that requires no background in neuroscience. The key theme is that feelings and emotions are foundational aspects of Consciousness. Links and References: Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious • by Antonio Damasio Self Comes to Mind • by Antonio Damasio ( BS 90 • ) Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD • , Professor USC • Twitter: @damasiousc • • Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com • for additional references and episode transcripts. Please Visit Our Sponsors TextExpander at textexpander.com/podcast

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