Lisa Feldman Barrett

Lisa Feldman Barrett is professor of psychology at Northeastern University and author of How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. Audio

We experience powerful emotions all of the time, but what are they? Where do they come from?  In this week's TED Radio hour, five TED speakers invoke history, language, science and music to help us…

Are emotions more than just automatic reactions? The current theory suggests our reactions to what happens around us are hardwired and universal. But Lisa Feldman Barrett rejects this, and says… Audio