Title: Old Wine in Old Skins
Review: Everybody knows that Damasio is brilliant, just ask him. His most recent book has many interesting ideas, but this particular volume counts heavily on previously recorded case histories of his (as far back as the early 80s) and other peoples work (as far back as the 19th century) for which he takes too much contemporary credit. 75% of content is already known to neuroscientists. The writing is too convoluted to be readable by my mother-in-law. Non-neuroscientists with BA degrees or higher and a philosophical inclination are likely to like the book best.
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