I feel, therefore I am: Leading neuroscientist António Damásio speaks on human consciousness | The Daily Nexus

“I think, therefore I am.” Many of us are familiar with the Cartesian notion of the thinking nature of consciousness. René Descartes, it turns out, was wrong. That's according to António Damásio, a leading neuroscientist in the origin of consciousness. One of the world’s most cited scientists, Damásio has authored several books on his life’s findings, such as “Descartes’ Error.”