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Date of Birth
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25-February-1944
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Place of Birth
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Lisbon
(Lisbon District, Portugal, Grande Lisboa, Iberian Peninsula)
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Nationality
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Portugal, United States of America
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Also know as
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Antonio R. Damasio, António Rosa Damásio
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Profession
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Science writer, Professor, Neuroscientist, Author
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António Damásio is a University Professor and David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Southern California, an Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute, and the author of several books describing his scientific thinking. "As a leading neuroscientist, Damásio has dared to speculate on neurobiological data, and has offered a theory about the relationship between human emotions, human rationality, and the underlying biology."
Prior to joining USC in 2005, Damásio was M.W. Van Allen Professor and Head of Neurology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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