{
  "id": 9721801,
  "title": "Book Review: A Contrarian View of How Consciousness Evolved",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/book-review-a-contrarian-view-of-how-consciousness-evolved",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Undark",
    "slug": "undark",
    "url": "https://undark.org/2026/09/25/book-review-natural-intelligence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In “Natural Intelligence & the Logic of Consciousness,” neuroscientist Antonio Damasio argues against the conventional theory that consciousness stems from high-level brain function and cognition, which in turn leads to feelings. Instead, he writes, our basest feelings led us to our loftiest thoughts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}