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#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works

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How We Curate Emotion Concepts for Infants

As young children's brains wire to their physical and social environment, we curate emotion concepts for them, much like teaching them what a dog or a cat is. Words are crucial in helping infants learn abstract categories and emotions. However, cultures vary greatly in the concepts and categories they teach.

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