Qu'est-ce qu'une émotion et qu'est-ce qu'un sentiment ? Quelle en est leur valeur pour l'être humain? La joie et la tristesse en particulier sont les clés de notre survie et de notre bien-être. Non seulement les processus qui les expliquent préservent la vie en nous, mais ce sont elles qui nous motivent et nous aident à produire nos créations les plus admirables. Descartes a instauré la grande coupure entre le corps et l'esprit; Spinoza les a réunis et a su voir dans les émotions le fondement même de la survie et de la culture humaines. D'où ce voyage afin de découvrir le génie visionnaire de l'Éthique. Car c'est Spinoza qui préfigure le mieux ce que doit être pour Antonio R. Damasio la neurobiologie moderne de l'émotion, du sentiment et du comportement social. Elle fournit les concepts et les perspectives nécessaires au progrès de notre connaissance de nous-mêmes
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 Descartes’ Error in 1995. Antonio Damasio—"one of the world’s leading neurologists" ( The New York Times )—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.
Dan Ariely, Boris Cyrulnik, Antonio Damasio, Howard Gardner, Daniel Kahneman, Edgar Morin, Tobie Nathan et bien d'autres encore parlent de la connerie humaine. Un monde sans connards est possible ! En fait, non. Désolés. Mais ça n'empêche pas d'y réfléchir. La connerie, chacun la connaît : nous la supportons tous au quotidien. C'est un fardeau. Et pourtant les psychologues, spécialistes du comportement humain, n'ont jamais essayé de la définir. Mieux la comprendre pour mieux la combattre, tel est l'objectif de ce livre, même si nous sommes vaincus d'avance. Des psys de tous les pays, mais aussi des philosophes, sociologues et écrivains, nous livrent ici leur vision de la connerie humaine. C'est une première mondiale. Et peut-être une dernière, profitez-en !
Knowledge about brain neuroanatomy has played a major role in elucidating the brain mechanisms underlying psychological processes. Nowhere has the role been stronger than in the study of the relation between specific areas of brain damage and changes in perception, memory, and language. This book is about that particular approach to brain and behavior studies--the lesion method--as applied to humans. It reviews advances made with modern neuroimaging methods (such as x-ray computerized tomography and magnetic resonance scanning) and discusses how the new findings are modifying neuropsychological thinking and helping develop new theories about the neural substrates of cognition. The book also describes a method for the analysis of neuroimaging data that helps researchers and clinicians in neuropsychology to use imaging techniques as a source of neuroanatomical data. Included in the book are magnetic resonance (MR) and computerized tomographic (CT) images of exceptional quality. Based on a decade's work by two neuroscientists of worldwide reputation, this unique volume will be of value to neurologists, neuropsychologists, basic neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, neurolinguists and other researchers and clinicians interested in the relation between brain structure and behavior.
Neuroscience has paid only little attention to decision-making for many years. Although no field of science has cohered around this topic, a variety of researchers in different areas of neuroscience ranging from cellular physiology to neuropsychology and computational neuroscience have been engaged in working on this issue. Thus, the time seemed to be ripe to bring these researchers together and discuss the state of the art of the neurobiology of decision-making in a broad forum. This book is a collection of contributions presented at that forum in Paris in October 1994 organized by the Fondation IPSEN.
Delving into the intricate relationship between the brain and consciousness, this work by a leading neuroscientist combines authoritative insights with imaginative exploration. It reveals how the brain constructs the mind and the processes that lead to self-awareness, offering a profound understanding of the neural mechanisms behind thought and consciousness.
The search for happiness is quintessentially human—a concept that has no bearing on any other creature on earth yet figures foremost among our deepest desires. In the realm of hard science, the journey to happiness is still in its infancy; the final destination, uncertain. The Happiness Trip is a lucid and passionate approach to the science of happiness and its conditioning emotions, stress, hormonal flows and aging, as well as the social, economic, cultural and religious aspects associated with the emotion. "We have set out on the unknown waters of our potential happiness with no previous knowledge, no maps. There are no models in nature. It is only recently that the scientific community developed technical instruments to measure the impact of emotions and stress. These have given rise in turn to the search for happiness, which immediately burst onto the field of scientific analysis."
“Damasio undertakes nothing less than a reconstruction of the natural history of the universe. . . . [A] brave and honest book.” —The New York Times Book Review The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only survival but also the flourishing of life. Antonio Damasio makes clear that we descend biologically, psychologically, and even socially from a long lineage that begins with single living cells; that our minds and cultures are linked by an invisible thread to the ways and means of ancient unicellular existence and other primitive life-forms; and that inherent in our very chemistry is a powerful force, a striving toward life maintenance that governs life in all its guises, including the development of genes that help regulate and transmit life. The Strange Order of Things is a landmark reflection that spans the biological and social sciences, offering a new way of understanding the origins of life, feeling, and culture.
From one of the world’s leading neuroscientists: a succinct, illuminating, wholly engaging investigation of how biology, neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence have given us the tools to unlock the mysteries of human consciousness “One thrilling insight after another ... Damasio has succeeded brilliantly in narrowing the gap between body and mind.” —The New York Times Book Review In recent decades, many philosophers and cognitive scientists have declared the problem of consciousness unsolvable, but Antonio Damasio is convinced that recent findings across multiple scientific disciplines have given us a way to understand consciousness and its significance for human life. In the forty-eight brief chapters of Feeling & Knowing, and in writing that remains faithful to our intuitive sense of what feeling and experiencing are about, Damasio helps us understand why being conscious is not the same as sensing, why nervous systems are essential for the development of feelings, and why feeling opens the way to consciousness writ large. He combines the latest discoveries in various sciences with philosophy and discusses his original research, which has transformed our understanding of the brain and human behavior. Here is an indispensable guide to understanding how we experience the world within and around us and find our place in the universe.
The year 2001 marks the beginning of a new millennium and highlights significant advancements in the understanding of neurologic diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease (AD). A major risk factor for AD is the presence of the E4 allele of apolipoprotein E on chromosome 19. The second edition of the Atlas of Clinical Neurology includes detailed images related to dementias, showcasing the recent clinical-molecular correlations that reflect the vigor of current neuroscientific research. Neurology is inherently a visual specialty, utilizing tools such as magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, positron-emission tomography (PET), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to define neurologic diseases and normal brain functions. This Atlas aims to provide a comprehensive visual exposition of all aspects of clinical neurology. The integration of new data from advanced imaging techniques is expected to lead to effective therapies for AD, potentially slowing its progression and significantly reducing the incidence of this debilitating disease. The visual nature of these findings emphasizes the importance of ongoing research in the field of neurology.
Over the past twenty years, the scupltor Antony Gormley has created some of the most memorable and controversial public art installations across the world. This is a guide to his career, providing a retrospective of his most significant works. Each chapter considers one of 25 projects in a visual essay
Rob Riemen, esejist i kulturalni filozof, utemeljitelj i direktor Instituta Nexus te glavni urednik časopisa Nexus, za knjigu Škola života razgovarao je s devetnaestero pomno odabranih prijatelja diljem svijeta. Riječ je o znanstvenicima, filozofima, glazbenicima, piscima, izdavačima i jednom sindikalistu, ljudima koji su svojim sposobnostima ali i intelektualnim, znanstvenim, političkim ili umjetničkim talentima stekli svjetsku slavu. Svi su prevalili dug i težak životni put, prepun uspona i padova, i u stanju su odgovoriti na središnje pitanje u svim razgovorima u ovoj knjizi: čemu te život naučio? Uvidi, iskustva i sjećanja koje nam Riemenovi sugovornici prezentiraju zapravo su svojevrsna šetnja kroz europsku i svjetsku povijest dvadesetoga stoljeća, vrijeme kada su odrastali, učili, uspinjali se i postajali slavni. Priče tih devetnaestero životnih putnika, pune sjete, humora, utjehe i nade oslikavaju njihove nezaboravne portrete i prenose nam njihova bogata životna iskustva. Ta jedinstvena skupina ljudi dijeli s nama svoju mudrost stečenu u školi života. Danas, kada je sve unaprijed programirano i kada je za maštu i kreativnost ostalo tako malo prostora, a svijetom tako snažno dominiraju obožavanje mladosti i vječnoga ostajanja mladim, informacije i tehnologija, devetnaest životnih priča koje je Riemen zabilježio prava su oda starosti, iskustvu, mudrosti i ljubavi prema životu i drugima.
Kein Thema unserer Zeit scheint so verheißungsvoll, keines ist so umstritten wie die Künstliche Intelligenz. Doch in Wirklichkeit ist KI nur ein Produkt des Menschen – ein faszinierender Ausweis seiner Natürlichen Intelligenz. Wie unterscheidet sich der menschliche Geist von ChatGPT & Co? Besitzen alle Lebewesen eine Form von Intelligenz? Und warum sind Gefühle der Schlüssel zu ihrem Verständnis? Der vielfach ausgezeichnete Neurowissenschaftler Antonio Damasio hat sich ein ganzes Forscherleben lang mit den ungelösten Rätseln des Bewusstseins beschäftigt. Hier erklärt er die Ursprünge, Entwicklung und Funktionsweise der Natürlichen Intelligenz als einzigartige Erfolgsgeschichte der Evolution.
