This episode features a profound conversation with world-renowned neuroscientist and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett. Lisa is among the top 1% of most-cited scientists in the world, with over 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers contributing to her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. Outside of the lab, she's a best-selling author and her popular TED talk has more than 6 million views. TLDR: Lisa is a rockstar đŸ€˜.

We cover several interesting topics, including why your brain is not for thinking, how prediction becomes reality, why most people are wrong in how they think about emotions, the best type of chocolate (spoiler: dark), and much more. Enjoy!

Links and resources:

Lisa's website and Twitter

Latest book: Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Previous book: How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Some of Lisa's selected journal publications and research papers

Lisa's TED Talk: You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them

Jim Coan describing his heart attack on his Circle of Willis Podcast 

Dharmakīrti buddhism 

Books referenced: 

Margaret Atwood books: Cat's Eye, Oryx and Crake & The Edible WomanStuart Firestein books: Failure: Why Science Is so Successful and Ignorance: How it drives science

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The song used is Murgatroyd by David Pizzaro.

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