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Preeminent psychologist Lisa Barrett lays out how the brain constructs emotions in a way that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and our understanding of the human mind.
Fascinating . . . A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.—The 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, Barre

How Emotions Are Made

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      Publisher Mariner Books
      Published 13 March 2018
      ISBN-13 9781328915436
      978-1328915436
      ISBN-10 1328915433
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Preeminent psychologist Lisa Barrett lays out how the brain constructs emotions in a way that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and our understanding of the human mind.
      Fascinating . . . A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.—The 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, Barre

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