Lisa Feldman Barrett 2 Books Collection Set - Brain & Emotions Science - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN (Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain): 9781529018646. ISBN (How Emotions Are Made): 9781509837526. Publisher: Picador / Pan (Pan Macmillan). Age Range: Adult (18+). Overview. This two-book paperback set brings together neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett's most accessible and most influential works. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain offers a short, witty primer on how brains work, while How Emotions Are Made overturns what many assume about feelings. Together they form a compelling introduction to modern brain science, ideal for students, professionals, or anyone curious about the mind and emotions.. About the Books. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain distils decades of neuroscience into seven short, entertaining chapters, plus a bonus half-lesson on brain evolution. Barrett dismantles popular myths — including the idea of a primitive "lizard brain" and the notion that thoughts and emotions are separate systems — replacing them with a clear picture of how brains are built and how they interact to create shared human experience. It's designed to be read in a single sitting, yet leaves readers with a genuinely updated view of neuroscience.. How Emotions Are Made tackles a bigger question: where do feelings actually come from? Barrett argues, against the long-standing "classical" view, that emotions...