How does your brain know that a cat is a cat? Your brain is a category generator. A conversation with @earlkmiller.bsky.social about our new paper in Nature Reviews: Neuroscience. In Nautilus @nautil.us (thanks Kristen French!). nautil.us/how-does-you... #neuroscience @nature.com

Does your #brain exist mainly to think? Or is its most important function something else? "Three Lessons about the Brain" is a talk I delivered at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Poland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aii...

What’s happening beneath the surface when you feel anxious? New podcast episode: "How #Anxiety Is Constructed In The #Brain: Insights from #Neuroscience." On The Anxious Truth podcast. theanxioustruth.com/how-anxiety-...

My husband @danieljbarrett.com has written a new book on responsible software engineering! It is full of advice and case studies gathered from over 100 #Google employees.

Both of my books have recently been published in Vietnamese. bookhunterlyceum.org/san-pham/bo-...

"How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain" has been published in Lithuanian and Croatian. liutaineavys.lt/knyga/kaip-g... petrineknjige.hr/product/kako...

For a terrific conversation on emotion, mind & brain, thank you to The Aspen Institute! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6f...

"Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain," Kindle edition, is on sale today for $1.99 (88% off). www.amazon.com/dp/B081TT1V8M/

New video! Can a gadget really detect your level of stress? When your heart pounds hard in your chest, what does it mean psychologically? It depends. Your everyday experience is constructed from interacting signals inside and outside you, an idea called "relational meaning." youtu.be/mpRoxR81lSU

New podcast episode on "Diary of a CEO": learn about your predicting #brain, anxiety, depression, and meaning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCtv...

Are you a scientist, philosopher, or theologian looking to reach a wider audience? If so, there's 3 days left to apply for our next workshop led by NYT Opinion Editor James Ryerson. @lisafeldmanbarrett.bsky.social & I will also discuss how to manage doing this alongside your main research career 1/2

"Three Lessons About The #Brain": a recent talk at UC Irvine with one of the best audiences I've ever had (they were super engaged)! Presented as the 2024 McGaugh-Gerard Lecture on #Learning and #Memory. @ucirvine.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKYX...

An interesting relationship between the theory of constructed emotion and art therapy. #ArtTherapy brooklynrail.org/2024/12/book...

What are emotions? Find out in David Eagleman's new podcast episode. ‬‪@davideagleman.bsky.social eagleman.com/podcast/86

The myth of #AI #emotion recognition: Science or sales pitch? www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...

How does your brain manage your body to keep you functioning at your best—even when you're under pressure? On the "Lives Well Lived" podcast at open.spotify.com/episode/5XHv....

The democratization of #science: India "will grant 18 million students, researchers, and faculty members free access to nearly 13,000 journals." www.newsx.com/world/global...

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is "Pie Day" in our household: 12 pies baked in 12 hours. Some are for Thursday's dinner and others are for our neighbors and friends. To all who celebrate Thanksgiving, my family and I wish a peaceful and delicious holiday.

Toddler having tantrums? Maybe it's the Cranky Fairy. www.scarymommy.com/entertainmen...

Two enterprising teens interviewed me for their podcast "Hack Your Happiness." Topics: managing #emotions and how your #brain creates your reality. They call their organization "Small Bits of Happiness," smallbitsofhappiness.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7zF...

#Sports and the predicting #brain. theconversation.com/anticipation...

First post. Trying out a potential new home.🙂 lisafeldmanbarrett.com/welcome/