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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

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio and Soprano Renee Fleming share the belief that their disciplines can together improve our health and well-being

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

New Book by NGP Faculty: Antonio Damasio. The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures.

The messy biological basis of culture Adrian Woolfson heralds Antonio Damasio’s bold argument that emotions define us.   In attempts to define what makes us uniquely human, emotions and feelings are often marginalized. These deeply ingrained, often irrational aspects of our behaviour seem destined to be the poor cousins of the rational cognitive functions that…Continue Reading New Book by NGP Faculty: Antonio Damasio. The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures.

NGP faculty member Emily Liman and graduate students Yu-Hsiang Tu, AJ Cooper and Bochuan Teng publish study in Science

Surprising discovery links sour taste to the inner ear’s ability to sense balance USC Dornsife scientists research ion channels in taste cells that respond to sour flavors   USC Dornsife graduate student Yu-Hsiang Tu and Emily Liman, USC Dornsife biological sciences professor, have made a discovery about taste perception. (USC Photo/Mike Glier)   Scientists at…Continue Reading NGP faculty member Emily Liman and graduate students Yu-Hsiang Tu, AJ Cooper and Bochuan Teng publish study in Science

USC scientist Valter Longo talks about how to live a longer and healthier life

What to know about fasting, aging, dieting and when you should eat Biochemist Valter Longo has devoted decades to discovering connections between nutrition and successful aging. He runs the Longevity Institute at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, where the focus is on extending healthy life spans and finding ways to prevent and treat conditions like…Continue Reading USC scientist Valter Longo talks about how to live a longer and healthier life

Professor Sarah Bottjer studies the brains of zebra finches for clues to how humans learn.

Songbirds may hold the key to how babies learn to speak. he explanation for how people learn complex behaviors, such as speech, might be found in a new study of songbirds by scientists at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. “One hypothesis to explain speech development is that the sound of each…Continue Reading Professor Sarah Bottjer studies the brains of zebra finches for clues to how humans learn.