The world famous neuroscientist, Antonio Damasio, was the first scientist to state that without emotions there is no good decision making. Damasio came to this conclusion after a thorough study of his patient, Elliot. Elliot is one of the most well-known cases of Damasio and he was profiled by him in his book, Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, first published in 1994. Elliot was a successful businessman, in the 97th percentile for IQ, a caring and lovely father and husband that suffered from a brain tumor, located in the frontal lobe. Elliot was submitted to a brain surgery to remove the tumor. After the surgery Elliot's life started to fall apart--his marriage and new business collapsed. ...
Neuroscience behind decision making
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