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The Jordan Harbinger Show

479: Lisa Feldman Barrett | Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Mar 9, 2021
01:25:17

Lisa Feldman Barrett (@lfeldmanbarrett) is among the top one percent most-cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. Her new book, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain, is out now.

What We Discuss with Lisa Feldman Barrett:

  • Our brains evolved to keep our bodies alive -- thinking is just a bonus by-product.
  • Why the lizard brain theory is a myth.
  • More like companies than computers, our brains reorganize themselves when the situation calls for adaptation to survive.
  • How our brains predict what we think we’re hearing and seeing, and how this affects our behavior.
  • Why you're not really left-brained or right-brained.
  • And much more...

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