The heading of this article should have been “The body generates a feeling of the brain.” The whole idea of Antonio R. Damasio’s theory is that bodily reactions precede brain awareness or a person’s awareness of a specific emotion.
William Fudge
Dania, Fla.
Damasio’s theory is that the brain interprets bodily reactions linked to emotions and that this occurs largely outside of awareness.
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