Book · 2017 · History
How Emotions Are Made
The Secret Life of the Brain
Why people recommend it
How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett is a groundbreaking neuroscience book that challenges traditional views on how human brains generate and experience feelings. The book was enthusiastically featured on the Huberman Lab podcast, where host Andrew Huberman and author Lisa Feldman Barrett discussed the core concepts behind the theory of constructed emotion, which Barrett wrote to make essential psychological knowledge accessible to her daughter and the general public. On The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett strongly recommended the text, praising its insights into the secret life of the brain and its utility in understanding anxiety as a predictive error. Similarly, Dr. Russell Kennedy mentioned Barrett's work on Modern Wisdom while discussing the communication gaps between men and women regarding emotional expression. Additional references on the Lex Fridman Podcast and Stuff You Should Know highlighted the book's revolutionary impact on scientific understanding. Across these podcast appearances, hosts and guests consistently lauded the work for fundamentally altering how society perceives mental processes, emotional triggers, and the intricate relationship between the human brain and subjective experience.
Who recommended it
- Steven Bartlett Recommended
Steven Bartlett — 1 mention
“I highly recommend this book. how emotions are made.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 8
“I highly recommend this book. how emotions are made. I'm going to link it below. The secret life of the brain and also for something a little bit shorter but equally accessible.”
“The first one is entitled 'How Emotions Are Made,' and the second book, which includes information about emotions but extends beyond that, is entitled 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.'”
“The book, "How Emotions Are Made," was written for her and for myself because it encapsulated the knowledge I wanted her, and others, to understand about emotions.”
“...and big thanks to mentalfloss.co and how emotions are made”
“because you know Lisa Feldman Barrett wrote this book called how emotions are made and she talks about you know just how men and women fundamentally don't understand emotion and how men just kind of they don't have the emotion words”
“She's written two books that are really wonderful. One is "How Emotions Are Made," which was her first book. The second one is "Seven and a Half Facts About the Brain." It's a wonderful book as well.”
“So um maybe one way I could ask before we talk about the details you also have the author of another book is we talked about how emotions are made so it's interesting to talk about the process of writing”
“she is the author of a book that revolutionized our understanding of emotion in the brain called how emotions are made and she's coming out with a new book called seven and a half lessons about the brain that you can and should pre-order now”