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80 years old (Born on February 25, 1944)

Scientist in the field of neurological psychology whose research and books have investigated the basis of feelings and emotions. His 1994 book, Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, won the Science et Vie prize and he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine.