Antonio Damacio

From: James Landle (jameslandle_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: 22 Oct 2004 14:54:38 -0700

Hi,

Is Antonio Damacio's theories well accepted in the neuroscience
community. This is regards to his books "The Feeling of What Happens"
and "Looking for Spinoza: Joy and Sorrow in the brain". The former
focuses on how the brain produces consciousness, the latter on how
feelings arise.

James

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