Reviews
The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness by Antonio Damasio
emiann2023's review
5.0
Reading Mr. Damasio's work is like taking a trainride through your own brain. It is cerebral and fascinating, and yet, also strangely relaxing and comforting.
I will honestly admit that some of the details in this book are above my level of understanding. My knowledge of the human brain is still woefully inadequate. But I still finished it with a much clearer understanding of what makes me conscious, of where we came from and where we could go. And that made this a wonderful and engaging read.
I will honestly admit that some of the details in this book are above my level of understanding. My knowledge of the human brain is still woefully inadequate. But I still finished it with a much clearer understanding of what makes me conscious, of where we came from and where we could go. And that made this a wonderful and engaging read.
sebki's review
2.0
The case studies were good, but I couldn't really recommend this book to an ordinary reader. I didn't feel I learned that much from it and the writer's prose style lacked the clarity and logical exposition you expect from a good popular science book.
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