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, Barrett shows, we construct each instance of emotion through a
unique interplay of brain, body, and culture.
A lucid report from the cutting edge of emotion science, How Emotions
Are Made reveals the profound real-world consequences of this
breakthrough for everything from neuroscience and medicine to the legal
system and even national security, laying bare the immense implications
of our latest and most intimate scientific revolution.
