Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett is a TED speaker who has written 3 quality-verified books, paired here with their talk.
Twenty-five years ago, Lisa Feldman Barrett ran a series of psychology experiments whose conclusions seemed to defy common sense. It turned out common sense was wrong, and has been for 2,000 years. The result is a radical, new theory of how the brain creates emotions and a novel view of human nature. Dr. Barrett is now a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory (IASLab) at Northeastern University, with research appointments in the departments of psychiatry and radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She has published more than 200 peer-reviewed research papers in top scientific journals on emotion, psychology, and neuroscience. She educates the public about science with her articles for the New York Times and other media outlets. Her research teams span the globe, studying people in the West, the East and remote parts of Africa.
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What books has Lisa Feldman Barrett written?
Lisa Feldman Barrett has written 3 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "The Psychological Construction of Emotion", "Handbook of Emotions, Fourth Edition", "Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Lisa Feldman Barrett write about?
Lisa Feldman Barrett's books on Books Worth Reading cover Science & Technology, Psychology & Mind.
What is Lisa Feldman Barrett known for?
Lisa Feldman Barrett has fundamentally challenged our understanding of human emotion by overturning centuries of conventional wisdom about how the brain works. Through rigorous psychological research spanning more than two decades, she has developed a groundbreaking theory suggesting that emotions a...
What is Lisa Feldman Barrett's TED talk?
Lisa Feldman Barrett's TED talk is "You aren't at the mercy of your emotions — your brain creates them" (2018). It is paired with their books on Books Worth Reading.