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Homeostatic feelings and the biology of consciousness

António R. Damásio, Hanna Damásio

2022Brain39 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

In a new theory of consciousness, Antonio and Hanna Damasio argue that interoception and the generation of homeostatic feelings are crucial to understanding how conscious states emerge.

Topics & Concepts

FeelingConsciousnessPsychologyNeuroscienceCognitive scienceSocial psychologyNeural dynamics and brain functionPlant and Biological Electrophysiology StudiesEmbodied and Extended Cognition