Lisa Feldman Barrett on Lessons About the Brain

<p>Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience.&nbsp;She is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.&nbsp;She also received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019, the APS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, and the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in Psychology in 2021. She is the author of many books including the one discussed in this episode,<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9780358157144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Seven and a Half Lessons About The Brain.</a></p><p>In this episode, Eric and Lisa Feldman Barrett discuss key findings about how our brains work and how these findings can help us live a healthier, happier life.&nbsp;</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Lisa Feldman Barrett and I Discuss Lessons About the Brain and…</strong></p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9780358157144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seven and a Half Lessons About The Brain</a></li><li>The ways that humans regulate one another contributing to the wellbeing or burdening one another</li><li>That we are the caretaker of other people’s nervous systems</li><li>The fact that we are all also responsible for ourselves</li><li>We are responsible for certain things not necessarily because they’re our fault, but because we’re the only one’s who can change them</li><li>Difference between responsibility and culpability</li><li>The brain’s most importan