![]() ![]() There are separate sensory pathways that get differing levels of processing, some of which allow you to trigger fight or flight reactions very quickly. The premise of his work is that the microexpressions response is a recognizable pattern that happens before your conscious mind has the ability to stop it.įrom a neurological point of view, there are some reasons to support this thinking. Fundamental to Ekman’s work is the belief that microexpressions reveal what someone is thinking very quickly and briefly. (See Emotional Awareness, Telling Lies, and Nonverbal Messages: Cracking the Code.) Even the Pixar movie Inside Outis a brilliant story around emotions and how our rational and emotional selves co-inhabit the same body. I’ve been a fan of Paul Ekman’s work for some time. I’m not convinced that Lisa Barrett has all the right answers with How Emotions Are Made – but at least there are some things to think about. The journey, if you’re willing to believe it, flies in the face of the thoughts of dozens of researchers. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain takes you through the journey where emotions aren’t consistent across cultures – or even people. ![]() ![]() You know what emotions are, but you’re not sure you want to know what goes in them. ![]()
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