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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain

By Antonio R. Damasio

Book information

Publisher
Harper Perennial
Year
1995
ISBN
0380726475, 9780380726479
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2206561 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
326\326
Topic
Psychology
Time added
2011-01-23 12:00:00
Психологические дисциплины;Нейропсихология

Description

In this wondrously lucid and engaging book, renowned neurologist Antonio Damasio demonstrates what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking. Descartes' Error takes the reader on an enthralling journey of scientific discovery, starting with the case of Phineas Gage--a construction foreman who in 1848 survived a freak accident in which a 3 1/2 foot iron rod passed through his head--and continuing on to Damasio's experiences with modern-day neurological patients affected by brain damage. Far from interfering with rationality, his research shows us, the absence of emotion and feeling can break down rationality and make wise decision making almost impossible.

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