Antonio Damasio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Antonio Damasio

neuroscientist and professor at the University of Southern California

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1944

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Profession: psychologist, neurologist, university teacher, academic, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Antonio Damasio (Portuguese: António Damásio) is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist.
He is currently the David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, as well as Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology, at the University of Southern California, and, additionally, an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute.
Damasio heads the Brain and Creativity Institute, and has authored several books: his most recent work, Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain (2010), explores the relationship between the brain and consciousness.
Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making.