Antonio Damasio
Neuroscientist, Author
1944 –
Who is Antonio Damasio?
Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist/neurobiologist. He is a University Professor and David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Southern California, an Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute, and the author of several books describing his scientific thinking. "As a leading neuroscientist, Damasio has dared to speculate on neurobiological data, and has offered a theory about the relationship between human emotions, human rationality, and the underlying biology."
Prior to joining USC in 2005, Damasio was M.W. Van Allen Professor and Head of Neurology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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- Born
- Feb 25, 1944
Lisbon - Also known as
- Antonio R. Damasio
- António Rosa Damásio
- Nationality
- Portugal
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Lisbon
- Employment
- University of Southern California
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on July 23, 2013
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