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From pre-med to psychology pioneer: Lisa Feldman Barrett’s unexpected path to a lifetime achievement award
Headshot of Lisa Feldman Barrett.

From pre-med to psychology pioneer: Lisa Feldman Barrett’s unexpected path to a lifetime achievement award

Barrett, a distinguished professor of psychology, has received the Association for Psychological Science William James Fellow Award.
Northeastern University professor says we can’t gauge emotions from facial expressions alone

Northeastern University professor says we can’t gauge emotions from facial expressions alone

Facial expressions are not reliable indicators of how people are feeling, says Northeastern professor Lisa Feldman Barrett.
Lisa Feldman Barrett’s new book, supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship, corrects pervasive neuroscience myths

Lisa Feldman Barrett’s new book, supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship, corrects pervasive neuroscience myths

Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychology professor at Northeastern who has been awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship, finds misinformation and myths about the brain everywhere. So she’s setting the record straight in a new book called Seven Insights About the Brain.
To manage your anger better, this Northeastern professor says to learn the difference between frustration and irritation.

To manage your anger better, this Northeastern professor says to learn the difference between frustration and irritation.

If we better understand how emotions differ from one another, we’ll be better equipped to respond to whatever provoked them.
You think you can read the facial expression on the teenager in the MAGA hat? You can’t.

You think you can read the facial expression on the teenager in the MAGA hat? You can’t.

“You can’t look at someone’s face and know how they feel. The evidence is very clear on this,” said Lisa Feldman Barrett, a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern who studies the way humans express emotion.
Scientific studies leaving you dazed and confused? These psychology professors want to change that.

Scientific studies leaving you dazed and confused? These psychology professors want to change that.

Psychology professors Lisa Feldman Barrett and David DeSteno are working to demystify complex scientific research for mainstream audiences.
What made this TED talk one of the most watched of 2018?

What made this TED talk one of the most watched of 2018?

A talk by Northeastern psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett about how our brains control emotions amassed more than 3 million views last year.
What if people from different cultures and economic backgrounds have different brain wiring?

What if people from different cultures and economic backgrounds have different brain wiring?

“The infant brain is not a miniature adult brain; it needs wiring instructions from the world,” said psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett.
Northeastern professor named president-elect for the Association of Psychological Science

Northeastern professor named president-elect for the Association of Psychological Science

Psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett, research in the field of affective neuroscience has upended conventional wisdom on the nature of emotions, has been named President-Elect for the Association of Psychological Science.
Northeastern professor Lisa Feldman Barrett elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Northeastern professor Lisa Feldman Barrett elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professor Barrett, who has dedicated her career to redefining our understanding of emotions, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. "Something like this is never really the result of efforts by one single person," Barrett said. "It belongs to a whole community of people working together-my lab, both current and former members, and my collaborators."