Antonio Damasio

Antonio Damasio (Portuguese:António Damásio) is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Southern California and an Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute. Damasio is the author of several books and heads the Brain and Creativity Institute. His book Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain, explores the relationship between the brain and consciousness. "Antonio Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making".