You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett
TED1 HN recommender · recommended in 1 month, 2018–2019
talk · general · evergreen · 2018–2019 on HN
Psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett presents her research on what emotions are, arguing that the brain constructs them rather than reading them off faces. She says this means we have more control over our emotions than we think.
HN commenters mention it as an accessible introduction to the theory of constructed emotions.
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3 comments from Hacker News
I agree because unfortunately scientists do not know very much yet. I like the talks by Lisa Feldman Barrett although it might seem to contradict what I wrote. link link link link ▶ this video
Great to see these views are becoming more mainstream. The talk does not mention it, but it's likely convergent with neuroscience ideas of: - Bayesian Brain - Theory of constructed emotions ( ▶ this video ) - Free energy principle and Active Inference ( link ) A good overview is also here: link The issue to be reconciled is though that some of those ideas are talking about "keeping uncertainty in the sweet spot, not too high or low" while others about "minimising uncertainty/prediction error". I think the difference will turn out to be only in relation to how far of a future/prediction we are talking about. So optimising for long-term vs the short-term.
I am surprised that the article does not mention the word epigenetics. - Epigenetics and the influence of our genes | Courtney Griffins link But there are also other, probably more important, ways to "inherit": - Placebo Effect VS No-Cebo Effect link - Dr. Bruce Lipton Explains HOW WE ARE PROGRAMMED AT BIRTH (an eye opening video) link - Biology of Belief - by Bruce Lipton (full documentary) link - Depression and anxiety: Have we gotten it wrong? | UpFront link - Causes of Psychosis link - 2011 - Liz Mullinar - Treating the core problem of childhood trauma. link About brain circuits regarding emotions: - You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett ▶ this video - Cultivating Wisdom: The Power Of Mood | Lisa Feldman Barrett link