Episode

Antonio Damasio: Consciousness starts in a surprising place

Podcast: Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Published: Sep 15, 2026
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Rather than being a feature of our complex brains, he argues that consciousness begins in the feelings and emotions generated by our bodies.