“What worries me is the acceptance of the importance of feelings without any effort to understand their complex biological and sociocultural machinery. The best example of this attitude can be found in the attempt to explain bruised feelings or irrational behavior by appealing to surface social causes or the action of neurotransmitters, two explanations that pervade the social discourse as presented in the visual and printed media; and in the attempt to correct personal and social problems with medical and nonmedical drugs. It is precisely this lack of understanding of the nature of feelings and reason (one of the hallmarks of the "culture of complaint") that is cause for alarm.”
Quote by Antonio Damasio
Work
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
This book delves into the complex relationship between emotional processes and rational thought, offering a comprehensive look at how the human brain integrates these two aspects of cognition. It examines the historical debate between Descartes' dualistic view of the mind and body, and presents contemporary neuroscience research that challenges and expands upon this perspective. more
Author
Antonio Damasio
Antonio Damasio is a renowned neuroscientist and cognitive scientist, born on February 25, 1944. He has made significant contributions to the study of the relationship between emotion, consciousness, and brain function. more
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