“Simulations are your brain’s guesses of what’s happening in the world. In every waking moment, you’re faced with ambiguous, noisy information from your eyes, ears, nose, and other sensory organs. Your brain uses your past experiences to construct a hypothesis—the… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“Your body-budgeting regions can therefore trick your brain into believing that there is tissue damage, regardless of what is happening in your body. So, when you’re feeling unpleasant, your joints and muscles might hurt more, or you could develop a stomachache. When your body budget’s not in shape, meaning your interoceptive predictions are miscalibrated, your back might hurt more, or… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share
“The word “smile” doesn’t even exist in Latin or Ancient Greek. Smiling was an invention of the Middle Ages, and broad, toothy-mouthed smiles (with… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“Our words allow us to enter each other’s affective niches, even at extremely long distances. You can regulate your friend’s body budget (and he… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“The human brain is a cultural artifact. We don't load culture into a virgin brain like software loading into a computer; rather, culture helps… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“Your brain is shaped by the realities of the world that you find yourself in, including the social world made by agreement among people.… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“In other words, the Himba participants categorized facial movements as behaviors rather than inferring mental states or feelings.” — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“This is another basis for my frequent claim, “You are an architect of your experience.” You are indeed partly responsible for your actions, even… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“A similar bout of affective realism gave birth to Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law. This law permits the use of deadly force in… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“Western culture has some common wisdom associated with these ideas. Don’t be materialistic. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Sticks and stones. But… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“We already have intriguing evidence that some types of chronic pain work by prediction. Animals who have stress or injury early in life become… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“But one thing is certain: every day in America, thousands of people appear before a jury of their peers and hope they will be… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“Anger is stereotypically normal for men because they are supposed to be aggressors. Women are supposed to be victims, and good victims shouldn’t become… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
