false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174518163m/412376.jpg 103867 20 Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person's true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended, until recently, to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of <I>Descartes' Error</I> in 1995. Antonio Damasio&#151;"one of the world's leading neurologists" (<I>The New York Times</I>)&#151;challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this wondrously engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking and to normal social behavior. 100151 book 1994 Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain total:338|5:88|4:147|3:82|2:18|1:3| 338 1313 659 43 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jan 27 18:58:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 19:14:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 07:45:44 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 12:39:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Sep 25 08:10:49 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 08:13:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 08:11:07 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 10:16:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 02 17:13:12 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 17:13:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:57:05 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 12:13:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 05:47:49 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 05:52:50 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 03:26:35 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 26 03:37:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 16:17:57 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 18:13:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 09:41:22 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 00:20:24 -0700 2007 Phineas Gage incident (a fairly well-documented case from mid-19th century Vermont in which a very highly functioning rail construction foreman survives a large steel rod blasting through his brain with surprising consequences) as a diving board into a realm o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:34:20 -0800 2009 Sat May 16 15:01:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 19 18:59:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 19:01:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Jan 04 10:17:30 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:19:02 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 08:48:29 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 08:49:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 06:58:45 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 07:00:28 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 26 06:58:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 06:59:19 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Aug 05 08:08:47 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 08:16:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 03 14:03:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 14:04:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 22 09:49:11 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 22 09:54:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:14:33 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:15:12 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=412376