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How Emotions Are Made : the Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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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--ans 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

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780544133310
Category
science
Subjects
Psychology, Fiction, Self Help
Rating
4.17 / 5 (423 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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