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Design and sense: implications of Damasio's neurological findings for design theory

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Love, Terence
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2003
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Love, Terence. 2003. : Design and sense: implications of Damasio's neurological findings for design theory, Proceedings of Science and Technology of Design, Senses and Sensibility in Technology - Linking Tradition to Innovation through Design, 25-26 September 2003. Lisbon, Portugal: IADE.
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Proceedings of Science and Technology of Design, Senses and Sensibility in Technology - Linking Tradition to Innovation through Design
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Proceedings of Science and Technology of Design, Senses and Sensibility in Technology - Linking Tradition to Innovation through Design
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Division of Humanities
Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design (BEAD)
Department of Design
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The inclusion of human feelings and emotions presents a serious problem in the design research field. Traditional approaches, focusing on emotions, are problematic for design theory building and do not align with recent findings about human psycho-neuro-physiological functioning. This paper describes research aimed at improving the ways feelings and emotions are represented in theories about design cognition. The paper focuses on recent research findings of Antonio Damasio and colleagues and applies them to theory making about designing and the ways designed artefacts are perceived and used.