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On November 4 at 6:00 p.m., the Bankinter Innovation Foundation will host a new edition of #FutureTalks featuring renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio. This event is part of the foundation’s series where international experts discuss groundbreaking trends and innovations shaping their fields. Damasio, author of the recently released book Feeling & Knowing. Making Minds Conscious, will share insights from his work exploring the intersections of biology, psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence to deepen our understanding of consciousness and its impact on human life.
As a trustee of the Bankinter Innovation Foundation, Damasio represents cutting-edge science alongside a diverse board of experts from academia, business, and innovation sectors worldwide. During #FutureTalks, he will present his theory on how the biology of feeling leads to a new comprehension of consciousness, addressing key questions such as the difference between feeling and being conscious, the role of the nervous system in generating feelings, and how these feelings serve as gateways to consciousness. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the latest scientific perspectives on consciousness. Attendance is free with prior registration.
One of the world's leading neuroscientists will talk about his latest book, in which he explains how science has helped us better understand the concept of consciousness
On November 4 at 6:00 p.m ., a new edition of the #FutureTalks will be held, with Antonio Damasio, one of the Bankinter Innovation Foundation’s benchmark events in which international experts in different fields bring us the most disruptive trends in innovation and the advances that are revolutionizing their sector.
The guest of this new edition is Antonio Damasio, one of the most internationally renowned neuroscientists and author of the book Feeling & Knowing. Making Minds Conscious (release October 27). In his latest work, Damasio exposes how biology, psychology, neuroscience and artificial intelligence have given us tools to delve into the concept of consciousness and better understand its implications in our lives.
In addition, Antonio Damasio is a trustee of the Bankinter Innovation Foundation. Antonio is the best representative of the avant-garde of science within a board of trustees that brings together experts related to innovation from different disciplines, nationalities and points of view. Our board of trustees includes scientists, academics, businessmen and senior managers from the world’s leading companies.
The neuroscientist will take advantage of his intervention in the #FutureTalks to develop his theory on how the biology of feeling opens the way to a new understanding of consciousness. What is the difference between being conscious and feeling? What influence does our nervous system have on the birth of feelings? And how are these the gateway to consciousness?
Discover the answers to these and other essential questions in the field of neuroscience and the meaning of consciousness in human life on November 4 at 6:00 p.m. You can sign up for free here.
Profesor de la cátedra David Dornsife de Psicología, Neurociencia y Neurología en Universidad del Sur de California
