Emotion and the Human Brain

Damasio, Antonio R.

Department of Neurology, University of Iowa College of Medicine,Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA

Address for correspondence: Antonio R. Damasio, M.W. Van Allen Professor and Head, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242. Voice: 319-356-4296; fax: 319-353-6277.

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 935:p 101-106, 2001.

Emotion and feeling are no more elusive than any other complex biological phenomena and can be studied objectively. They play a critical role in cognitive processes such as perception, learning, and decision-making and are equally critical in the maintenance of health.