How Emotions Are Made

The Secret Life of the Brain

De: Lisa Feldman Barrett

Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell

“Fascinating... A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.” - Wall Street Journal

“A singular book, remarkable for the freshness of its ideas and the boldness and clarity with which they are presented.” - Scientific American

“A brilliant and original book on the science of emotion, by the deepest thinker about this topic since Darwin.” - Daniel Gilbert, best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness

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. Leading the charge is psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, whose research overturns the long-standing belief that emotions are automatic, universal, and hardwired in different brain regions. Instead, Barrett shows, we construct each instance of emotion through a unique interplay of brain, body, and culture. A lucid report from the cutting edge of emotion science, How Emotions Are Made reveals the profound real-world consequences of this breakthrough for everything from neuroscience and medicine to the legal system and even national security, laying bare the immense implications of our latest and most intimate scientific revolution.

“Mind-blowing.” - Elle

“Chock-full of startling, science-backed findings... An entertaining and engaging read.” - Forbes

©2017 by Lisa Feldman Barrett. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

was very technical and well rhought out

why everyone makes stuff uo and should not take themselves so seriously. why a word is enough.

Very interesting, especially if you’re not in the field

I have an interest in the subject matter this book but it is not my area of expertise by any means. I rather appreciated the appendix and in retrospect wish that I had listened to that before the whole book as it would’ve helped certain things make more sense or be more readily graspable. The book is very assessable even if you’re not in the field of psychology, but there are parts that were a little above my pay grade. I might have to give it another listen after I digest and material thoroughly. The tone of the reader’s voice was OK but there was something about it that kind of irked me a bit... can’t quite think of the word, pedantic maybe? Overall though it was a book that was worth my while and I think it has a lot of relevance to further our understanding of the cultural concepts, constructs of emotion. I am definitely glad I read it.

brilliant!

this book combines humour and science with anecdotes and does not dumb down ideas.

Incredible book

Half of my conversations these days are about this book. I recommend it to everyone. So well written and interesting.

Good but not so good. Repetitive and boring

Good but not so good. Repetitive and boring at times. Not my favorite book sorry

Mind blown!

This is an amazing book and provides a very strong model for understanding ourselves others and the world such that it changes your idea of the world. Any update to the model of something such as foundational as EMOTION is to be expected. I highly recommend this book.

the academic criticism of it that I looked up pretty much confirmed just about everything she says and also admits this is a much better model than we have had thus far.

The criticism only really quips a little over how she defines an emotion but I’ve seen that outside of being an emotion researcher, we are good and need not worry about that.

Mind-blowing!

A must for anyone wishing to understand themselves and the world in which they live better. Highly recommend!

Wow, this is a must read

3 letter is enough. Yes, Wow! Incredible and life changing book and only hoped that I read this earlier.

Un libro muy interesante

El libro es bueno, la propuesta de cambio en la manera en que se estudian las emociones me parece bien fundamentada y merece más estudio. La narración es muy buena, buen ritmo y fácil de seguir. ¡Muy recomendable!

changes everything

This book has changed the way I see myself and most knowledge about human science