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marzo de 2011

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Antonio Damasio: La búsqueda por comprender la conciencia

Cada mañana al despertar recobramos la conciencia, lo cual es un hecho maravilloso; pero ¿qué recuperamos exactamente? El neurocientífico Antonio Damasio emplea esta pregunta sencilla para mostrarnos cómo el cerebro crea la sensación de sí mismo.

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Cada mañana al despertar recobramos la conciencia, lo cual es un hecho maravilloso; pero ¿qué recuperamos exactamente? El neurocientífico Antonio Damasio emplea esta pregunta sencilla para mostrarnos cómo el cerebro crea la sensación de sí mismo.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Antonio Damasio

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Antonio Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making. His work has had a major influence on current understanding of the neural systems, which underlie memory, language, consciousness.