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The Feeling Of What Happens

The Feeling Of What Happens

Summary

The Feeling of What Happens will change your experience of yourself’ New York Times

Where do our emotions come from? What does it mean to be conscious?

At its core, human consciousness is awareness of the feeling, experiencing self, the 'very thought of' oneself.
Brilliantly wide-ranging in his scope, leading expert on the neurophysiology of emotions Antonio Damasio illustrates his thesis with fascinating and illuminating neurological case studies that are both stimulating and provocative.

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  • The life-changing read of the year... The book is crammed with tiny gems of information with which to reassess how you look at the world and think about yourself
    Katie Mitchell, Guardian

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Antonio Damasio

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