The Cut If You Can Say It, You Can Feel It This theory, introduced in 2006 by Lisa Feldman Barrett, a neuroscientist and psychologist at Northeastern University, argues that emotions are not just biological entities.
I got 15 mail-order chicks. They ended up changing my life When you start to feel an unproductive emotion, such as anger, you can more easily swap that negative feeling for a positive one, such as awe, says neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett at Northeastern University.
Awe Appears To Be Awfully Beneficial Lisa Feldman Barrett is a psychologist at Northeastern University. She says that over time, it becomes easier to feel this mood-boosting emotion. LISA FELDMAN BARRETT: It may sound hokey in the abstract, but I can guarantee you that if you practice it, then that practice is essentially helping to rewire your brain to be able […]
Science Magazine Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape thoughts, memories, and feelings Lisa Feldman Barrett, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University, points to evidence that mood disorders can stem from metabolic problems—which in turn can have roots in stressors that affect the brain, such as early childhood trauma and neglect or sleep deprivation. Such experiences can also shape how we interpret internal sensations. Rather than passively receiving information, […]
Deseret News ‘You’ll never be good enough’ — how anxiety lies to our girls and what you can do about it “If your body is metabolically compromised, you’re going to feel it in your mind,” says Lisa Feldman Barrett, a Northeastern University psychology professor with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Finally, a movie that nails the anxiety you feel texting It’s also familiar to researchers who study the psychological effects of technology. It doesn’t really have a name, but texting has a very powerful effect on the brain. “When it’s uncertain whether someone likes you, dislikes you, or means you harm, your brain just can’t help but treat it like something important,” says Northeastern University […]
Safety pin politics in the election aftermath Sarah J. Jackson, an assistant professor of communication studies at Northeastern University, explained why this seemingly innocent symbol has come under fire. “While symbolic communication can often mean a lot to the person wearing the symbol, sometimes it’s missed by the larger society,” she said. For one thing, a safety pin is something that can […]
WGBH Defining domestic terrorism part two: legal meaning of a loaded word But while the definition may be correct, says WGBH legal analyst Daniel Medwed, with the conclusion is flawed. “If you look at the FBI’s definition of terrorism, it cross references a definition contained in the US code. So that’s one definition from the FBI but it departs from how other people have defined terrorism. Some people […]
Fortune How to avoid impulse shopping on Black Friday A lot of our decisions boil down to short-term gain versus long-term gain, says David DeSteno, professor of psychology at Northeastern University. “Do I want to feel good in the moment versus do I want to sacrifice in the moment for long-term gain in the future? Most people would prefer to take $20 now versus […]
National Geographic Quarantine politics: Why authorities push voluntary isolation in face of Ebola Yet health authorities continue to favor voluntary isolation instead of strictly enforced quarantines, saying the virus is not contagious until the person is suffering symptoms and enforced quarantines can do more harm than good. “If you make people feel as if they will be stigmatized and outcast and scapegoated, they’re not going to come forward […]
Inc.com 5 Ways to win back employees’ trust Employees will not trust you by default. As a leader, you need to prove your trustworthiness time and time again. You will need to track and manage the level of trust your employees have in you and your leadership. David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and the author of The Truth About […]
What’s in a grunt – or a sigh, or a sob? Depends on where you hear it Hear a laugh, you know someone’s happy. Hear a sob, you know someone is sad. Or are they? It’s been thought that no matter where you live in the world, people express emotions using the same repertoire of sounds. But NPR’s social science correspondent, Shankar Vedantam, reports on new research on how emotions are expressed […]