: Your brain constantly monitors your "body budget"—resources like glucose and heart rate. When this budget is off (due to lack of sleep or stress), your brain is more likely to construct a negative emotion to explain the discomfort. 3. The Power of "Emotional Granularity"
: There is no "fear center" in the brain; emotions are actually created by whole-brain networks. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the B...
The Architect of Your Feelings: A Look Inside "How Emotions Are Made" How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the B...
For decades, we’ve been told that certain facial expressions (like a scowl for anger) or brain regions (like the amygdala for fear) are universal fingerprints of emotion. Barrett’s research reveals this is scientific fiction. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the B...