Hanna Damasio

Hanna Damasio
Hanna Damasio
Born	Hanna Damasio; Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	U.S. and Portuguese
Education	MD, University of Lisbon Medical School (1969); Honorary Doctorate, University of Aachen; Honorary Doctorate, University of Lisbon;
Spouse	Antonio Damasio
Awards	Pessoa Prize (1992); Elected to the American Neurological Association (1995); Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997); Jean-Louis Signoret Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience (2004);
	Scientific career
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.

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