AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min snip
Lisa Feldman Barrett - Your Emotions Aren't What You Think
Mind & Life
Perception is a Filtered Reflection of Experience
The brain continuously processes information through a complex web of context, including environmental cues, body language, and past experiences. It employs a probabilistic approach, similar to Bayesian logic, to prioritize which sensory data to focus on. This selective filtering means that not all stimuli are processed equally; only those deemed significant or unexpected are registered. Consequently, individual past experiences shape how we perceive current interactions, highlighting that our understanding of the present is intricately linked to our histories.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode