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António Damásio

António Rosa Damásio (Lisbon, February 25, 1944) is a Portuguese neurologist and neuroscientist who works in the study of the brain and human emotions. He is a professor at the University of Southern California. He wrote the book "Descartes's mistake" which changed the way people understand the combination of reason and emotion.

Some awards and written works

· Richard Wollheim Award, London, 2005;

· Grawemeyer Prize in Psychology, 2014;

· Freud Medal in the area of neurobiology of the mind, 2017;

· Descartes's Mistake;

· The feeling of What Happens;

· Feeling Brain.

ZEKİ MÜREN

Zeki Müren (Turkish pronunciation: [zeˈci ˈmyɾæn]; 6 December 1931[1] – 24 September 1996) was a Turkish singer, composer, songwriter, actor and poet. Known by the nicknames "The Sun of Art"[2] and "Pasha",[3] he was one of the prominent figures of the Turkish classical music. Due to his contributions to the art industry, he was named a "State Artist" in 1991.[4] He was the first singer to receive a gold certification in Turkey and throughout his career recorded and released hundreds of songs on cassettes and phonograph records