{"title":"Lisa Feldman Barrett","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"how-emotions-are-made-lisa-feldman-barrett-paperback-psychology-book","title":"How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9781509837526\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Pan (Pan Macmillan)\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Adult \/ General Readership\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nHow Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain is a groundbreaking work of popular psychology from neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. This brand new paperback edition dismantles the long-held belief that emotions are hardwired, universal reactions, replacing it with a compelling theory: emotions are constructed by the brain in real time. 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This is not simply an academic exercise — Barrett shows how this understanding has profound real-world consequences, changing how we think about the justice system's treatment of \"crimes of passion,\" how police officers assess threats, and how doctors diagnose illness. Written in an accessible style and grounded in decades of rigorous research, the book weaves together neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy without losing sight of the human experience at its centre, offering readers a genuinely new lens on one of the most fundamental aspects of being human. 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She is a University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University, with appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Barrett was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in neuroscience in 2019 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Society of Canada. 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In just over 190 pages, she distils decades of cutting-edge brain research into short, vivid chapters that overturn popular myths and reveal what your brain actually does. Ideal for curious adults, students, teachers and science lovers, this Picador paperback edition offers a fast, rewarding read that changes how you see yourself and other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nForget everything you thought you knew about the \"lizard brain,\" the left brain versus right brain divide, or emotions battling reason for control of your mind — Barrett dismantles these persistent myths with clarity and wit. 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It's designed to be read in a single sitting, yet leaves readers with a genuinely updated view of neuroscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow Emotions Are Made tackles a bigger question: where do feelings actually come from? Barrett argues, against the long-standing \"classical\" view, that emotions are not hardwired reactions fired from dedicated brain regions but are constructed in the moment, drawing on past experience, context, and prediction. 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