How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

How Emotions Are Made is a groundbreaking book that revolutionizes our understanding of emotions.

Written by a leading psychologist and neuroscientist, this book overturns the long-standing belief that emotions are automatic, universal, and hardwired in different brain regions.

Instead, Barrett shows how we construct each instance of emotion through a unique interplay of brain, body, and culture.

This book provides a lucid report from the cutting edge of emotion science, revealing the profound real-world consequences of this breakthrough for everything from neuroscience and medicine to the legal system and national security.

With startling findings backed by science, How Emotions Are Made is an entertaining and engaging read that will change the way you think about emotions forever.