All Antonio Damasio Quotes
- We do not merely perceive objects and hold thoughts in our minds: all our perceptions and thought processes are felt. All have a distinctive component… All
- Why do we have a brain in the first place? Not to write books, articles, or plays; not to do science or play music. Brains… Articles
- I continue to be fascinated by the fact that feelings are not just the shady side of reason but that they help us to reach… Continue
- To me, body and mind are different aspects of specific biological processes. Aspects
- Consciousness, much like our feelings, is based on a representation of the body and how it changes when reacting to certain stimuli. Self-image would be… Based
- There is no such thing as a disembodied mind. The mind is implanted in the brain, and the brain is implanted in the body. Body
- When you deal with something like compassion for physical pain, which we know is very, very old in evolution - we can find evidence for… Brain
- The problem that we, as living organisms, face - and not we only, humans, but any living organism faces - is the management of life. Any
- You still have only one self and one identity. However, self, identity and personality are not things, they are not objects, and they certainly are… Biological
- Of necessity, the autobiographical self is not just about one individual but about all the others that an individual interacts with. Of necessity, it incorporates… All
- I got interested in the emotions after studying patients who had lost the ability to emote and feel under certain circumstances. Many of those patients… Ability
- When we talk about emotion, we really talk about a collection of behaviors that are produced by the brain. You can look at a person… Behaviors
- Rather than being a luxury, emotions are a very intelligent way of driving an organism toward certain outcomes. Certain
- Writing long hand is the last refuge. One needs the time it takes to put pencil to paper and let it run along the ruled… Along
- For pure joy, I look at a small painting by Arbit Blatas. An ocean liner is at the center of the composition, perhaps ready to… Center