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You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett

TED · talk · Watch on YouTube

Psychology & human behaviorNeuroscience & the brain

What it is

Psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett presents her research on what emotions are, arguing that the brain constructs them rather than reading them off faces. She says this means we have more control over our emotions than we think.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters mention it as an accessible introduction to the theory of constructed emotions.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I like the talks by Lisa Feldman Barrett”

    gepi79, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “What the grieving mother orca tells us about how animals experience death”

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Topics: lisa feldman barrett, emotion, neuroscience, psychology, ted talk

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