March 2018 – USC Neuroscience Graduate Program

USC neuroscientist Antonio Damasio argues that feelings and emotions are what make up human intelligence, consciousness and the capacity for cultural creation. A map of the computational mind, he says, is not the same as being human

Human intelligence can’t be transferred to machines By Nathan Gardels March 2 (Creative Commons/Pixabay) This is the weekend roundup of The WorldPost, of which Nathan Gardels is the editor in chief. Technologists across the world have frantically embarked on the quest to create a new species in our own image — general artificial intelligence with superior computational brain…Continue Reading USC neuroscientist Antonio Damasio argues that feelings and emotions are what make up human intelligence, consciousness and the capacity for cultural creation. A map of the computational mind, he says, is not the same as being human

Opera and neuroscience share the stage in a unique examination of music and medicine Antonio Damasio, Renée Fleming and Christopher Koelsch discuss the possibility of using music in treatment for issues like chronic pain or cancer. Photos by Michael Palma. The cast: an opera star, a neuroscientist and four young artists in residency with the…Continue Reading Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio and Soprano Renee Fleming share the belief that their disciplines can together improve our health and well-being