Education
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 MD , University of Lisbon Medical School, 1/1969
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Ph.D. , University of Lisbon, 1/1974
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
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Tenure Track Appointments
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David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, University of Southern California, 04/01/2006-
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Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Neurology, University of Southern California, University of Southern California, 07/01/2005-
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Professor, University of Iowa, 01/01/1980-01/01/1985
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Associate Professor, University of Iowa, 01/01/1976-01/01/1977
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments
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Distinguished Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa, 07/01/2005-
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Adjunct Professor, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Ca, 01/01/1989-
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Other Employment
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Director, Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, 07/02/2005-
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Chief, Division of Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, 01/01/1977-
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Van Allen Distinguished Professor, University of Iowa, 01/01/1989-07/01/2005
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Head, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, 01/01/1986-01/01/2005
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Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Iowa, 01/01/1985-01/01/2005
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Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, 01/01/1975-01/01/1976
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Professor Auxiliar in Neurology, University of Lisbon Medical School, 01/01/1974-01/01/1975
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Chief, Language Research Laboratory, Center de Estudos Egas Moniz, 01/01/1971-01/01/1974
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Antonio Damasio is an internationally recognized leader in
neuroscience. His research has helped to elucidate the neural basis for
the emotions and has shown that emotions play a central role in social
cognition and decision-making. His work has also had a major influence
on current understanding of the neural systems, which underlie memory,
language and consciousness. Damasio directs the newly created USC Brain
and Creativity Institute.
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Publications
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Book
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Damasio, A.
(2005).
Descartes' Error. 10th Anniversary edition, with a new author preface. New York, New York: Descartes' Error. 10th Anniversary edition, with a new author preface/Penguin Books.
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Damasio, A.
(2003).
Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain. New York, New York: Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain/Harcourt.
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Damasio, A.
(1999).
The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. New York, New York: The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness/Harcourt.
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Damasio, A.
(1994).
Descartes' Error. New York, New York: Descartes' Error/Grosset/Putnam.
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Journal Article
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Damasio, A., Parvizi, J.
(2006).
Neural connections of the posteromedial cortex in the macaque: Implications for the understanding of the neural basis of consciousness. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. pp. p.vol. 103.
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Honors and Awards
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Endowed Chair, David Dornsife Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 2/1/2006-
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Awarded Honorary Professorship by Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 2005-
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Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research, 2005-
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Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, International Psychoanalytical Association, 2004-
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Signoret Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2004-
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Nonino Prize, 2003-
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Doctor Honoris Causa (D. Phil. Hc.), University of Aachen, 2002-
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Listed in Best Doctors in America under Neurology, 2002-
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Medal from the Queen Sofia Center for the Study of Violence, Spain, 2002-
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Named a “Highly Cited Researcher” in neuroscience by the Institute for Scientific Information, 2002-
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The Arnold Pfeffer Prize, 2002-
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Premier Prix du Livre Scientifique 2000, from “Science et Vie”, 2000-
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The Reenpää Prize, Finland, 2000-
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The Ariëns Kappers Medal, from the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, 1999-
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Elected to Association of American Physicians, 1998-
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Elected to Permanent Membership, Belgium’s Royal Society of Medicine, 1998-
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Elected to Neurosciences Research Program, 1997-
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Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997-
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Prix Plasticité Neuronale, Ipsen Foundation, 1997-
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Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, 1995-
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Golden Brain Award, 1995-
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Order of Santiago da Espada (Grand Oficial), 1995-
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Elected to the European Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993-
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Pessoa Prize, 1992-
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Elected Correspondent to the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, 1991-
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Nelson Urban Research Award from The Mental Health Association of Iowa, 1990-
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William Beaumont Prize from the American Medical Association, 1990-
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Distinguished Lecturer, University of Southern California, 1985-
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First Pfizer Prize to the best research paper in the Clinical Sciences given by the Sociedade de Ciencias Medicas, 1974-
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British Council Research and Training Award, 1970-
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Boheringer Prize (best student in Medical Pharmacology), 1966-
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