Damasios

Damasios is a surname of Portuguese origin. It is found in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking communities, and is often a patronymic derived from the given name Damasio (Damásio). The spelling appears in variants such as Damasio and Damásio, and the name has spread through migration from the Iberian Peninsula to communities worldwide.

Notable people with the surname include Antonio Damasio (born 1944), a Portuguese-born American neuroscientist and professor at the University of Southern California. Damasio is recognized for research on the neural basis of emotion, decision making and consciousness, and for the somatic marker hypothesis. He has authored several influential books for general audiences, including Descartes' Error, The Feeling of What Happens, and Self Comes to Mind.

Beyond Antonio Damasio, other individuals bearing the surname have appeared in various fields within Portuguese-speaking communities, including academia, sports and the arts. The name Damasio remains most widely associated in the public sphere with Antonio Damasio due to his international prominence in neuroscience.