Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: Why brains predict before sensing

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 17, 2025

Duration

2h 6m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Professor of Psychology and among the top 0.1% of most cited scientists for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is also the author of books such as ‘Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain’. 00:00 Intro 02:22 Lisa's Mission 04:14 Why Is It Important to Understand How the Brain Works? 10:48 Measuring Emotions 13:55 What Is the Predictive Brain? 16:08 Examples of the Brain Making Predictions 24:13 Is the Predictive Brain at the Root of Trauma? 31:27 Cultural Inheritance, Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression 36:29 How Reframing the Meaning of Past Events Can Change Identity 42:41 Meaning as a Consequence of Action 44:11 How to Overcome Fear by Taking Action 45:43 Prediction Error 47:37 Learning Through Exposure 49:47 Dangers of Social Contagion 54:06 Anxiety in the Context of Social Contagion 58:33 Is Social Media Programming Us to Be Sad? 1:02:08 Ads 1:03:03 First Step to Making Life Changes to Overcome Mental Issues 1:05:18 Chronic Pain 1:08:23 What Is Depression? 1:09:17 Body Budgeting and Body Bankruptcy 1:12:26 What Stress Does for Weight Gain 1:15:00 Depression in Adolescents 1:17:02 Is Depression a Chemical Imbalance? 1:18:30 The Story of Lisa's Daughter 1:21:09 Oral Birth Control as a Risk Factor for Depression 1:24:07 How Lisa Helped Her Daughter Out of Depression 1:29:11 Social Support 1:35:26 Lisa's Daughter's Recovery from Depression 1:39:12 Does Alcohol Impact the Body Budget and Increase Depression Risk? 1:42:45 Ads 1:44:00 Can People Change Their Emotions by Smiling? 1:45:49 Lisa's Perspective on ADHD 1:48:01 The Power of Words to Facilitate Emotion 1:52:26 Stress as a Burden to the Metabolic Budget 1:53:27 Lisa's View on God and Religion 1:54:25 What Is the Meaning of Life in Lisa's Opinion? 1:59:32 Question from the Previous Guest Follow Dr Lisa: X - https://g2ul0.app.link/JlkAHKXhCSb Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/TWOO6vZhCSb You can purchase Dr Lisa’s book, ‘Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/35oJGs4hCSb Sign up to receive email updates about Diary Of A CEO here: https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt Ready to think like a CEO? Gain access to the 100 CEOs newsletter here: https://bit.ly/100-ceos-newsletter The 1% Diary is back - and it won’t be around for long, so act fast! https://bit.ly/1-Diary-YT-ad-reads Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Independent research: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.tiiny.co Sponsors: Ekster - http://partner.ekster.com/DOAC and use code STEVEN to get an extra 10% off on top of their current Spring sale Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

  guest

• Steven Bartlett

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett and Steven Bartlett, Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: Why brains predict before sensing explores rewire Your Reality: Predictive Brains, Trauma, and True Emotional Control Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett explains that the brain is not a reactive organ but a predictive one, constantly using past experience to guess and construct our next actions, sensations, and emotions.

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