Challenging the long-established science of interpreting facial expressions, facial coding, is just one of the surprises in this episode. The belief that the brain is divided into rational and emotional components is an ancient one, and hard to dispel. But our guest today, Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, and her team are doing work that debunks many of the old stereotypes we have about emotion, facial expressions, and rationality. She joins us to talk about her new book How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain and shares some of its most groundbreaking insights.

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