Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how emotions are made

I am known for being hard to read, to the point that friends complain that they can never tell what I’m thinking by looking at my face. But, says neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, it’s possible that they might remain confused even if my face were more expressive.

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I was hoping for research using MRI scans to look at each emotion

then map that activity to chemicals in the body

This book looks at emotions and expressions

How Emotions are Made : The Secret Life of the Brain. Lisa Feldman Barrett

I’ll have to read it.

bit of a crap article

most of the time people don’t want to be experiencing much of any emotion at all. Equilibrium mental states aren’t too much of them

transition said:

bit of a crap article

most of the time people don’t want to be experiencing much of any emotion at all. Equilibrium mental states aren’t too much of them

How many emotions are there?

Everybody is different.

Some people at one end of the spectrum experience many emotions in a day while at the other end some people experience little emotion activity across the same time.

There is nothing wrong with someone who experiences little emotion, that is how they are wired, their environment, their experiences in life and who is around them.

Compare that to a family who may experience domestic arguments three times a week or more.

Teens in development / puberty experiences many emotions, new ones developing, overlapping, continually changing while some other teens go right through that with a quieter life.

The preference is for a quiet life, offers balance, time for reflection, peace.

People have different jobs

different work environments can lead to employees experience different emotions.

soldiers
police
ambulance medics
office worker
farmers
plumbers
house builders
teachers

>that is how they are wired, their environment, their experiences in life and who is around them

and there’s the structure courtesy biology.

> I was hoping for research using MRI scans to look at each emotion

Good idea. I’m sure someone has done it.

> then map that activity to chemicals in the body

That won’t work. The chemicals are the same for all emotions, it’s where they act (MRI scan) that is different.

Here are some MRI scans of emotions.

From webpage https://today.duke.edu/2016/09/mri-scanner-sees-emotions-flickering-across-idle-mind

mollwollfumble said:

> I was hoping for research using MRI scans to look at each emotion

Good idea. I’m sure someone has done it.

> then map that activity to chemicals in the body

That won’t work. The chemicals are the same for all emotions, it’s where they act (MRI scan) that is different.

Here are some MRI scans of emotions.

From webpage https://today.duke.edu/2016/09/mri-scanner-sees-emotions-flickering-across-idle-mind

Maybe those activated areas (emotions) trigger chemicals (reactions we feel) somewhere else in the body like the abdomen ?

Tau.Neutrino said:

mollwollfumble said:

> I was hoping for research using MRI scans to look at each emotion

Good idea. I’m sure someone has done it.

> then map that activity to chemicals in the body

That won’t work. The chemicals are the same for all emotions, it’s where they act (MRI scan) that is different.

Here are some MRI scans of emotions.

From webpage https://today.duke.edu/2016/09/mri-scanner-sees-emotions-flickering-across-idle-mind

Maybe those activated areas (emotions) trigger chemicals (reactions we feel) somewhere else in the body like the abdomen ?

That’s fascinating.

I’ve experienced all those today. No wonder I’m tired.

kii said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

mollwollfumble said:

> I was hoping for research using MRI scans to look at each emotion

Good idea. I’m sure someone has done it.

> then map that activity to chemicals in the body

That won’t work. The chemicals are the same for all emotions, it’s where they act (MRI scan) that is different.

Here are some MRI scans of emotions.

From webpage https://today.duke.edu/2016/09/mri-scanner-sees-emotions-flickering-across-idle-mind

Maybe those activated areas (emotions) trigger chemicals (reactions we feel) somewhere else in the body like the abdomen ?

That’s fascinating.

I’ve experienced all those today. No wonder I’m tired.

It raises more questions like how much energy does the body expend creating these emotions over 24 hrs

Tau.Neutrino said:

kii said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Maybe those activated areas (emotions) trigger chemicals (reactions we feel) somewhere else in the body like the abdomen ?

That’s fascinating.

I’ve experienced all those today. No wonder I’m tired.

It raises more questions like how much energy does the body expend creating these emotions over 24 hrs

It could be credence to people who are emotionally exhausted and feel physically wiped out as well

Tau.Neutrino said:

kii said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Maybe those activated areas (emotions) trigger chemicals (reactions we feel) somewhere else in the body like the abdomen ?

That’s fascinating.

I’ve experienced all those today. No wonder I’m tired.

It raises more questions like how much energy does the body expend creating these emotions over 24 hrs

It’s on my list of things to read.

Dinner is served.