Neuroscientist
António Damásio
Portuguese American neuroscientist on emotion and reason.
Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese neuroscientist. He is currently the David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, as well as Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology, at the University of Southern California, and, additionally, an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. He was previously the chair of neurology at the University of Iowa for 20 years. Damasio heads the Brain and Creativity Institute, and has authored several books. One of the most renowned neuroscientists of his generation, Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making.
- Born
- 1944-02-25, Lisbon, PortugalA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1944-02-25, Lisbon, Portugal · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Lisbonthe zone used then
Europe/LisbonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 5°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 25°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 19°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 4°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 15°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 20°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 4°54′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 3°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 6°58′ | Retrograde |
António Damásio is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment António Damásio was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.