How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Why do emotions feel automatic and un­controllable? How does emotion affect disease? How can you make your children more emotionally intelligent? Today, the science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology — and this paradigm shift has im­mense implications. Leading the charge is psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett whose theory of emotion is driving a deeper understanding of the mind and brain, and shedding new light on what it means to be human.

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett’s research focuses on the nature of emotion from the perspectives of both psychology and neuroscience, and takes inspira­tion from anthropology, philosophy, and linguistics.

Her lab takes an interdisciplinary approach, and current projects focus on understanding the psychological construction of emotion, age- and disease-related changes in affective circuitry within the human brain, how language and context influence emotion perception, and sex differences in emotion.

This event will be held on Saturday, November 10 at 7:00pm at the Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square. The cost of the event is $10.00.

Pre-registration, using VISA or MasterCard, is strongly recommended by contacting Lexington Community Education at 781 862 8043.