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Lisa Feldman Barrett
@LFeldmanBarrett
Neuroscientist, psychologist, and author of "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" (Amazon "Best Books") and "How Emotions are Made"
Boston, MA
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Nov 21, 2020
    SEVEN AND A HALF LESSONS ABOUT THE BRAIN: Best Books 2020 (Amazon + Barnes & Noble), Starred Review (Kirkus), "Must-read" (Discover Mag), "Beautiful writing" (@davideagleman), "Remarkable insights" (@DanielPink). The world's first neuroscience beach-read.
    Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain | Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Sep 15, 2020
    My humorous husband @DanielJBarrett came up with this observation.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Feb 12, 2022
    The most expensive tasks that brains do are (1) moving your body and (2) learning something new. They have a metabolic cost that may feel unpleasant. So, feeling bad doesn't always mean that something bad happened. You might just be doing something really hard.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Jun 21, 2022
    This tweet speaks for itself.
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    Dr Jordan B Peterson
    Peterson Academy
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    Jun 21, 2022
    Darwin was wrong: but some random columnist for "Scientific" American is right. Probability? Zero. More woke idiocy and thinly veiled Marxist criticism of "essentialism" masquerading as enlightened science google.com/amp/s/www.scie…
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Feb 3, 2023
    Most brain-imaging studies make 3 questionable assumptions: mental events are localizable, map uniquely to dedicated #brain circuitry, & are independent of larger context. These 19th-century views need an update. New #OpenAccess paper in @TrendsCognSci. 1/
    Improving the study of brain-behavior relationships by revisiting basic assumptions
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Feb 13, 2022
    In a social species, animals regulate each other's nervous systems, which is vital for health. Insects do it with pheromones. Mammals add sounds & touch. Humans, uniquely, can do it with WORDS. There is a real biological benefit in treating one another with kindness & dignity.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Apr 11, 2019
    Dear friends: Yesterday, I learned that I've been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in neuroscience. Honors like these are never the effort of a single individual. THANK YOU to my many generous collaborators who patiently shared their expertise so I could become a neuroscientist.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Apr 25, 2023
    Boom, boom, clap. Can you hear it? #HowEmotionsAreMade
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Jun 15, 2022
    People say about trauma that the body “keeps score,” making you more vulnerable to illness. But in fact, your brain keeps the score. Your body is the scorecard.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Feb 14, 2022
    If you hide toys while a baby watches, they can remember up to 3 hiding places. But if you name the toys aloud with nonsense words ("dax," "blicket") before hiding them, babies can remember up to 6 hiding places. Even if all the toys look identical. Words have power.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Oct 16, 2023
    The new @hubermanlab podcast is now available! Thanks so much, Andrew, for a truly enjoyable & thought-provoking discussion about the science of emotion.
    Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Apr 8, 2023
    Replying to @rowancheung
    This system appears to be detecting muscle movements, not feelings, and making guesses about their meaning, most likely based on Western stereotypes (like smile = happy, pout = sad, etc.).
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Dec 3, 2019
    IT'S FINISHED! I just handed my publisher the complete draft of a new book, "7½ Lessons About the Brain." It is a collection of short essays; each one covers a little-known but critical topic about the brain and human nature. To be published in late 2020.
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    Lisa Feldman Barrett
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    Sep 21, 2023
    Had a BLAST speaking with Andrew on the @hubermanlab podcast yesterday! Looking forward to the episode in a few weeks.
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    Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.
    Scicomm Media
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    Sep 21, 2023
    I had the privilege of hosting @LFeldmanBarrett on the Huberman Lab podcast yesterday. I simply can’t wait for people to hear & learn from her. Thanks to Lisa, you’ll learn what emotions truly reflect and how we can use that knowledge to improve our mental and physical health.
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