Is it true that each of us has a 'reptilian' brain within our human brain? Where do our emotions come from? In this episode, Josh and Brian debunk some myths about the brain and explain how emotions are constructed. Knowing how this actually works can be very beneficial for tennis players.

Papers noted in this episode:

The Theory of Constructed Emotion: https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/12/1/1/2823712
Your Brain is not an Onion with a Tiny Reptile Inside: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721420917687

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