Hanna Damasio | |
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Born | Hanna Damasio |
Nationality | U.S. and Portuguese |
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Spouse | Antonio Damasio |
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Fields | Cognitive neuroscience |
Institutions | University of Southern California |
Hanna Damasio is a scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Using computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, she has developed methods of investigating human brain structure and studied functions such as language, memory, and emotion, using both the lesion method and functional neuroimaging. She is currently a Dana Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Dana and David Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center at the University of Southern California.[1]