Lisa Feldman Barrett
Neuroscientist | Emotions, Facial Expressions, and the Mind
About
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a renowned neuroscientist and psychologist whose groundbreaking research has transformed our understanding of emotions.
As a Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic. Feldman Barrett's 2017 book 'How Emotions Are Made' challenged long-held beliefs about the nature of human feelings, revealing the brain's remarkable flexibility in constructing emotional experiences.
Her keynotes provide audiences with eye-opening insights into the complexities of the human mind and practical strategies for harnessing the power of emotions.
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You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them
Can you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? For the past 25 years, psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett has mapped facial expressions, scanned brains and analyzed hundreds of physiology studies to understand what emotions really are. She shares the results of her exhaustive research -- and explains how we may have more control over our emotions than we think.
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