Lisa Feldman Barrett University Distinguished Professor of Psychology l.barrett@neu.edu 617.373.2044 Expertise affective and cognitive neuroscience, perception of emotional expressions, sex differences in emotion, the science of emotion Lisa Feldman Barrett in the Press The Simple Trick That Can Help You Understand Your Emotions Lisa Feldman Barrett, a distinguished professor at Northeastern University, began documenting these differences in the 1990s. The Algorithm Says My Nervous System is ‘Dysregulated.’ Here’s Why I’m Skeptical. “When people online refer to the nervous system, they’re using a metaphor to talk about themselves physically, and they’re using a term that sounds science-y,” said Lisa Barrett, a distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University. Science ScienceAdviser: Heartbeats quietly shape your brain activity “Heart function is never irrelevant to any task,” explained Lisa Feldman Barrett, a neuroscientist whose research links emotion, prediction, and bodily regulation. Science Your heartbeat quietly shapes how your brain processes information “Heart function is never irrelevant to any task,” says Lisa Feldman Barrett, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University whose research links emotion, prediction, and bodily regulation. The Terri Cole Show 839 You Can Raise Your EQ at Any Age. Here Is Where to Start. Lisa Feldman Barrett at Northeastern University spent decades studying how we construct and experience emotion. And her research has shown something really striking. Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I. One chapter about the effects of social media and fabricated videos on teenagers attributes two quotes to “How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain,” by Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. ‘We May Have a Crisis on Our Hands’: The Unregulated Rise of Emotionally Intelligent AI Lisa Feldman-Barrett, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, says “social support from a trusted, reliable source can be beneficial.” If an AI can reduce distress in the moment, she says that’s a good thing. Vogue Germany How affirmations work – and why they are more than just positive thinking Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett teaches psychology at Northeastern University and is one of the most influential voices in modern emotion research. Her central thesis : Feelings do not simply arise from situations. They are actively constructed by the brain – with the help of experience, expectation , and language. What If Our Ancestors Didn’t Feel Anything Like We Do? How a particular brain assigns meaning has to do with a person’s prior experiences—what Lisa Feldman Barrett, the director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory at Northeastern University and the author of How Emotions Are Made, calls its “concepts and categories.” Huberman Lab Essentials: Science of Building Strong Social Bonds with Family, Friends & Romantic Partners Mentions Lisa Feldman Barrett, professor of psychology at Northeastern University. Lisa Feldman Barrett for Northeastern Global NewsTwelve Northeastern scholars make ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ list by Tanner Stening December 9, 2025 From pre-med to psychology pioneer: Lisa Feldman Barrett’s unexpected path to a lifetime achievement award by Noah Lloyd September 5, 2024 Northeastern University professor says we can’t gauge emotions from facial expressions alone by Khalida Sarwari July 19, 2019 Lisa Feldman Barrett’s new book, supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship, corrects pervasive neuroscience myths by Molly Callahan April 18, 2019 To manage your anger better, this Northeastern professor says to learn the difference between frustration and irritation. by Molly Callahan February 21, 2019 You think you can read the facial expression on the teenager in the MAGA hat? You can’t. by Molly Callahan January 22, 2019 Scientific studies leaving you dazed and confused? These psychology professors want to change that. by Khalida Sarwari January 22, 2019 What made this TED talk one of the most watched of 2018? by Khalida Sarwari January 15, 2019 What if people from different cultures and economic backgrounds have different brain wiring? by Bill Ibelle August 6, 2018 Northeastern professor named president-elect for the Association of Psychological Science by Allie Nicodemo May 11, 2018
