Your brain does not react to emotions; it constructs them
In short: We often feel like passengers to our feelings, but neuroscience suggests a different reality. This talk explores how your brain actively builds your emotional experience from internal and external data.
Drawing on 25 years of research involving brain scans, physiological studies, and facial expression mapping, professor Lisa Feldman Barrett challenges the idea that emotions are universal, hard-wired reactions. Instead, she argues that emotions are constructed by the brain in real-time.
By understanding this process, the talk suggests that individuals may possess significantly more agency over their emotional lives than previously believed. It moves the conversation from 'feeling' an emotion to understanding how the brain interprets signals to create that feeling.
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