Where Do Feelings Come From?

About this episode

<p>Most of us feel that our emotions are reactions to those outside of us. Someone cuts us off in traffic, and we say that the other driver made us upset. A friend brings over food when we're sick, and we say the friend offered us comfort. But psychologist and neuroscientist <a href="https://cos.northeastern.edu/people/lisa-barrett/">Lisa Feldman Barrett</a> argues that our feelings are not, in fact, responses to the world — they're really predictions about the world. And she says we can exercise more control over those predictions than we realize.</p><p><i>Did you know that Hidden Brain now has an app? You can download it and try out our first game — designed to help you sharpen your facial recognition skills — </i><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hidden-brain-daily-challenge/id6470052868"><i>here</i></a><i>. </i></p><p> </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>