How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

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Revolutionizing our understanding of emotions.

If you're intrigued by the inner workings of the mind, "How Emotions Are Made" could reshape your understanding of what feelings really are. Lisa Feldman Barrett presents a compelling argument that could change how you see psychology, influence your health decisions, and even impact the way you relate to others on an emotional level. It's for anyone eager to delve into the science of the mind and challenge long-held assumptions about our emotions.

  • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee for Longlist (2018)
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

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ISBN: 9780544133310
Date of Publication: 2017-03-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development
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A new theory of how the brain constructs emotions that could revolutionize psychology, health care, law enforcement, and our understanding of the human mind. Emotions feel automatic, like uncontrollable reactions to things we think and experience. Scientists have long supported this assumption by claiming that emotions are hardwired in the body or the brain. Today, however, the science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology—and this paradigm shift has far-reaching implications for us all. Leading the charge is psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, whose theory of emotion is driving a deeper understanding of the mind and brain, and shedding new light on what it means to be human. Her research overturns the widely held belief that emotions are housed in different parts of the brain and are universally expressed and recognized. Instead, she has shown that emotion is constructed in the moment, by core systems that interact across the whole brain, aided by a lifetime of learning. This new theory means that you play a much greater role in your emotional life than you ever thought. Its repercussions are already shaking the foundations not only of psychology but also of medicine, the legal system, child-rearing, meditation, and even airport security. Why do emotions feel automatic? Does rational thought really control emotion? How does emotion affect disease? How can you make your children more emotionally intelligent
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Revolutionizing our understanding of emotions.

If you're intrigued by the inner workings of the mind, "How Emotions Are Made" could reshape your understanding of what feelings really are. Lisa Feldman Barrett presents a compelling argument that could change how you see psychology, influence your health decisions, and even impact the way you relate to others on an emotional level. It's for anyone eager to delve into the science of the mind and challenge long-held assumptions about our emotions.

  • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee for Longlist (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.