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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain | 
 enlarge | Author: Antonio Damasio
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 11597
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 014303622X
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.8232
EAN: 9780143036227
ASIN: 014303622X
Publication Date: September 27, 2005
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Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a persons 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 in 1995. Antonio Damasio"one of the worlds leading neurologists" (The New York Times)challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this wondrously 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 behavior.
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Neuroscience of Decision Making October 10, 2008
I recommend this book for any cognitive neuroscientist interested in emotion or decision making. Damasio goes through some neuroscience research history and some philosophical decision making research history to tell you about some classical views about decision making and consciousness. He then manages to flip that all around by citing some of his own convincing research on the subject, which proves that emotion is absolutely necessary in human decision making.
I thought it was a really interesting read, and I used it for a final paper for a Cognitive Neuroscience class.
 Wonderful Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience. September 20, 2008
This book served as my introduction to the world of cognitive neuroscience. Written in a hybrid story-explanation form unique to Damasio, this book shows how much is known about how our mind operates and how we know it. As indicated in the title, it also describes a more realistic view of mental processes than the old model, suggested by Descartes, that separated emotion and reason -a model that we must let go of if we want to comprehend ourselves.
Damasio is wonderful to read! September 4, 2008
While some parts of this book are repetitive, it is worth reading over and over.
The Three Amigos - Brain, Body and Mind August 15, 2008
If you are curious about how connected the brain, body and mind are without all the scientific and clinical gargon this book is it. Dr. Damasio has researched the workings of the frontal area of the brain for over 30 years and the talent to explain it well, plain and simple. Beware, this book will possibly enhance interest and knowledge of the brain to impress in casual conversations. The brain continues mystify researchers and scientist. A very good read.
 Hard to maintain interest June 23, 2008
I bought this book thinking it would be a good read about exploring the mind, emotions, and reasoning (hence the title). The first chapter starts out interesting but it goes downhill after that. I don't mind the author's ideas but I found his writing very obtuse and hard to follow at times. He could have made this book more interesting to the average reader.
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