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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
Descartes' Error Emotion Reason and the Human Brain
Author: Antonio R. Damasio
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 ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780399138942
ISBN-10: 0399138943
Publication Date: 9/6/1994
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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This 1994 book fleshes out insights from the galloping field of neuroscience for the lay person.


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