Narrowing the Gap Between the Body and the Mind | Neuroscientist, Dr. Antonio Damasio

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Dr. Michael Gervais

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🗓️ 29 December 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Dr. Antonio Damasio, a Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Trained as both neurologist and neuroscientist, Antonio has made seminal contributions to the understanding of brain processes underlying affect and consciousness.

His work on the role of emotions and feelings in decision-making has made a major impact in neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy.

Antonio is considered one of the most eminent psychologists of the modern era - you may be familiar him with from his previous appearance on Finding Mastery - episode 168.

Antonio is brilliant... When I speak with him, I find myself on the edge of my seat - my mind expanded and my heart thumbing with excitement for what he’s about to share.

I wanted to have Antonio back on to discuss his recent work, which addresses the evolutionary development of mind – the intersection between feelings, consciousness, the mind and the nervous system – and how a deeper understanding can lead to a robustness of flourishing.

His newest book: Feeling and Knowing: Making Minds Conscious is fantastic!

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0:00.0	that there is one monstrous mistake that people have been doing over and over again,
0:06.8	and I did it for many years. And that is to tribute things like consciousness or feeling for that
0:13.8	matter to the brain alone. That is a tragic mistake.
0:30.0	Okay, welcome back. Or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm Michael Jervé, and by trade
0:36.1	in training, I'm a sport and performance psychologist fortunate to work with some of the most
0:41.2	extraordinary thinkers and doers across the planet. And the whole idea behind this podcast,
0:45.7	behind these conversations is to learn from people to pull back the curtain to explore how these
0:50.8	extraordinary have committed to mastering both their craft and their minds. Now, our minds
0:57.6	flat out are greatest asset. We have to train them. We have to work with them. And if you want to
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