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Antonio Damasio · Feeling, self and somatic markers in decision circuits.

Reviewed 2026-08·Sources & research·Methodology·Media credits

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Antonio DamasioOriginal photo is anonymous although published by Clark University in 1899. Restoration by Garrondo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

People who shaped how we talk about Antonio Damasio.

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People

01 Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1852–1934 · Spain

Neuron doctrine

Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

02 Paul Broca

Paul Broca

1824–1880 · France

Speech localization

Paul Broca shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

03 Carl Wernicke

Carl Wernicke

1848–1905 · Germany

Comprehension aphasia

Carl Wernicke shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

04 Wilder Penfield

Wilder Penfield

1891–1976 · Canada

Cortical maps

Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

05 David Hubel

David Hubel

1926–2013 · Canada/US

Visual columns

David Hubel shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

06 Torsten Wiesel

Torsten Wiesel

b. 1924 · Sweden/US

Critical periods

Torsten Wiesel shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

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Eric Kandel

b. 1929 · Austria/US

Cellular learning

Eric Kandel shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

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Antonio Damasio

b. 1944 · Portugal/US

Somatic markers

Antonio Damasio shaped discourse on emotion in reason through research and public writing relevant to Antonio Damasio.

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Sources & research

  1. Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human BrainDamasio AR · 1994 · Putnam
  2. The somatic marker hypothesis and the possible functions of the prefrontal cortexDamasio AR · 1996 · Philosophical Transactions BDOIPubMed

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