Antonio Damasio is a scientist, medical doctor, therapist, renowned author, and Ted talk speaker who delivers an in-depth assessment of brain functionalities at all levels of scientific analysis and perspective. WM had to use his interpretation of the “LAW of DUALITY” to grasp and translate the following dualistic comparisons of brain functionality embraced in The Feeling of What Happens. Damasio created names, defined functionality and purpose, interactive associations, and much more in his book. “Consciousness = mind,” “Core consciousness = extended consciousness,” and “Autobiographical memory = autobiographical self” are some of WM’s favorite quotes. Damasio concludes, “Perhaps the most startling idea in this book is that, in the end, consciousness begins as a feeling, a special kind of feeling, to be sure, but a feeling nonetheless.”
