About
What to expect
The lecture combines evolutionary, biological, psychological and cultural perspectives on emotions and the mind.
- Emotions as flexible biological categories
- The brain predicts and builds categories
- Thinking and feeling emerge from predicting action
- Barrett is a professor at Northeastern University
- Her lab studies brain and body mechanisms
- The lecture argues for a third metaphysical path
FAQ
Where does the lecture take place?
At Radboud University in Nijmegen:
Houtlaan 4
6525 XZ Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Who gives the lecture?
Lisa Feldman Barrett, a university distinguished professor at Northeastern University, with appointments at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
What is the lecture about?
Emotions as flexible biological categories, and how the brain predictively builds categories to regulate the body.
Body signals gain meaning in the brain
Thinking and feeling emerge from predicting action
The lecture argues for a third metaphysical path
Who organises the lecture?
The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.
Where can I find more information?
The Radboud University agenda page has the details: **ru.nl
Getting there
Radboud Universiteit, Houtlaan 4, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, Gelderland, NL
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