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Lisa Feldman Barrett - Your Emotions Aren't What You Think
Mind & Life
How Does Your Brain Control Your Emotions?
Your brain is always controlling your body. And it has to guess at what the sense data from the body mean. So, you know, an ache in your stomach can be a hunger,. It can be longing, it can be anger, it could be anxiety. A smile isn't always happiness. The exact same smile can mean something entirely differently depending on the context in which it's encountered. Your brain makes predictions about when someone will smile and what that smile will mean in that particular situation.
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