Understanding Consciousness
Understanding Consciousness
Neuroscientist Antonio Demasio delivers the 2000 Albert Hardy Newman Lecture. He speaks about his research on the neurobiology of emotions and consciousness. Demasio frames his lecture around three central questions: “How does the brain of a living organism allow us to have emotions, to feel those emotions, and to know that we have those feelings of emotions?” He reflects on how and why twentieth century neuroscience “turned its back on the topic of emotion and feeling” and explains how new developments in technology, psychology, biology, and the social sciences have opened important new lines of inquiry. Demasio defines emotions as “collections of responses” and explains how neuroimaging has led to an improved understanding of what those responses look like. He also discusses his personal research, experiments, and observations about the science of emotions and feelings. The final portion of the recording is cut off.
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