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Nov. 12, 2010
Antonio Damasio: Self Comes To Mind
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| Where does consciousness 'live' in the brain? Why are we conscious - and how did consciousness evolve? In this segment, Ira talks with neuroscientist Antonio Damasio about what 'self' is, and how it came to be. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Antonio Damasio
Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience
Director, Brain and Creativity Institute
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
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