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Self Comes to Mind
by Antonio Damasio
Damasio on how the brain constructs a self from body maps and feelings: protoself, core self, autobiographical self. Demanding and rewarding.
Read it if…
you want a neuroscientist's theory of the self.
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Skip it if…
you want an easy read; see Feeling and Knowing.
Try instead: Feeling and Knowing →
Three things you will actually use
- Self is built from body.
- Feelings are foundational.
- Consciousness is layered.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the protoself.
Our verdict
Damasio's self.
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