NPR - The Evolving Minds Of Humans (Antonio Damasio)

NPR Science Friday spoke with Antonio Damasio about his new book, Self Comes To Mind: Constructing the Conscious Mind, which I am about to order - I have been awaiting this since I saw him last spring at the Toward a Science of Consciousness conference.

No transcript until tomorrow most likely.

The Evolving Minds Of Humans

November 12, 2010

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November 12, 2010

Why do humans have consciousness? In his new book, Self Comes To Mind, neurologist Antonio Damasio argues that consciousness gave humans an evolutionary advantage. Damasio describes the differences between self and mind, and traces the evolutionary path of the human brain.

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