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António Damásio's research links emotion to human decision-making

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António Damásio's extensive research suggests that human decision-making is heavily influenced by emotional context. He posits that without emotions, individuals become paralyzed by choice. The article questions the source of reason in computers, which lack emotions and are unlikely to develop them, distinguishing logic from true reason and noting the absence of a single correct choice. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing research findings on emotion and decision-making.

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António Damásio's research links emotion to human decision-making

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    After a lifetime of research Antonio Damasio proved that humans make decisions largely through an emotional context. Take away our emotions and we become paraly

    After a lifetime of research Antonio Damasio proved that humans make decisions largely through an emotional context. Take away our emotions and we become paralyzed by choice. Computers have no emotions and there is no reason to believe that they ever will. So where will its reaso…

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