内容简介
Aleadingneuroscientistexploreswithauthority,withimagination,andwithunparalleledmasteryhowthebrainconstructsthemindandhowthebrainmakesthatmindconscious.AntonioDamasiohasspentthepastthirtyyearsresearchingandandrevealinghowthebrainworks.Here,inhismostambitiousandstunningworkyet,herejectsthelong-standingideathatconsciousnessissomehowseparatefromthebody,andpresentscompellingnewscientificevidencethatpositsanevolutionaryperspective.Hisviewentailsaradicalchangeinthewaythehistoryoftheconsciousmindisviewedandtold,suggestingthatthebrain’sdevelopmentofahumanselfisachallengetonature’sindifference.Thisdevelopmenthelpstoopenthewayfortheappearanceofculture,perhapsoneofourmostdefiningcharacteristicsasthinkingandself-awarebeings.,
作者简介
AntonioDamasioisUniversityProfessor,DavidDornsifeProfessorofNeuroscience,Psychology,andNeurology,anddirectoroftheBrainandCreativityInstituteattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Damasio’sotherbooksincludeDescartes’Error;TheFeelingofWhatHappens;andLookingforSpinoza.HehasreceivedtheHondaPrize,thePrinceofAsturiasAwardforTechnicalandScientificResearch,and,sharedwithhiswifeHanna,thePessoa,Signoret,andCozzarelliprizes.DamasioisafellowoftheInstituteofMedicineoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,theAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,theBavarianAcademyofSciences,andtheEuropeanAcademyofSciencesandArts.HelivesinLosAngeles.,,