# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/antonio-damasio
# Generated: 2026-09-02T22:13:40.020Z

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name: "António Damásio"
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description: "Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese neuroscientist. He is currently the David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, as well as Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology, at the University of Southern California, and, additionally, an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. He was previously the chair of neurology at the University of Iowa for 20 years. Damasio heads the Brain and Creativity Institute, and has authored several books. Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making."
tagline: "Neuroscientist and professor at the University of Southern California (born 1944)"
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birthDate: "1944-02-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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