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How Emotions Are Made

The Secret Life of the Brain
Book • 2017
In this book, Lisa Feldman Barrett presents a new neuroscientific explanation of emotions, overturning the widely held belief that emotions are automatic, universal, and hardwired in different brain regions.

Instead, she argues that emotions are constructed in the moment through a unique interplay of brain, body, and culture.

Barrett's theory, known as the 'Theory of Constructed Emotions,' suggests that emotions are highly individualized and vary by culture.

The book explores how this new understanding has significant implications for fields such as psychology, medicine, law, parenting, and national security.

Barrett uses clear, readable prose and practical examples to make her complex theories accessible to a broad audience.

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Andrew Huberman
as two fabulous books on emotions in the brain.
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as a world expert in emotions, whose work aligns with his framework for understanding emotions.
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while discussing predictive nature of human behavior.
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James Clear
while discussing his research on habit formation.
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as a fantastic and super nerdy book about constructed emotion theory.
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as a book exploring the psychology of emotions and the subjectivity of emotions.
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while discussing his research on habit formation.
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as the subject of her popular TED Talk and one of her books.
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as a book that revolutionized our understanding of emotion in the brain.
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while discussing the predictive nature of human behavior and habit formation.
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as the book that first attracted him to Lisa's work on emotions.
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when discussing how emotions are made and how to treat them as information.
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for its insights into the connection between emotions and the brain.
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when discussing the connection between mind and body and how emotions are made.
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Adam Grant
as the subject of the podcast episode, highlighting her work on emotions.
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Russell Kennedy
in relation to her book on how emotions are made and the differences in emotional understanding between men and women.
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when discussing how emotions are made and the role of bodily predictions in emotional experience.
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