Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Short essays: the brain is for body budgeting, not thinking; it predicts; it is a network; it wires to its world. Barrett's research made bite-sized.
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you want her full theory; see How Emotions Are Made.
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Three things you will actually use
- Your brain manages a body budget.
- Prediction, not reaction.
- Other people regulate your nervous system.
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Read the half lesson first.
Our verdict
The brain, briefly.
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