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DESCARTES' ERROR Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain

Antonio R. Damasio

Drawing on his experiences with neurological patients affected by brain damage, the author shows how the absence of emotion and feeling can break down rationality.

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Modern Wisdom

The book was mentioned as a neuroscientific work from 2012 that talks about the decision-making part of the brain being the emotional center. It was stated that if you take the emotional center of the brain out of the body, your IQ stays the same but your life falls apart.

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There's a book, 2012 book called Descartes' Error by a neuroscientist who basically it's now become more nuanced but I'm going to do the un-nuanced version of it which is basically the the decision-ma...

— Episode: #813 - Joe Hudson - The Art Of Mastering...

Episode: #813 - Joe Hudson - The Art Of Mastering Your Emot...

The book was mentioned as a neuroscientific work from 2012 that talks about the decision-making part of the brain being the emotional center. It was stated that if you take the emotional center of the brain out of the body, your IQ stays the same but your life falls apart.

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There's a book, 2012 book called Descartes' Error by a neuroscientist who basically it's now become more nuanced but I'm going to do the un-nuanced version of it which is basically the the decision-making part of our brain is the emotional center of our brain. If you take the emotional center of the brain out of your body your IQ stays the same but your life falls apart because it takes you a long time to decide what color pen it takes you

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