. >> next on booktv, neuroscientist lisa feldman barret, author of the book "how emotions are made: the secret life of the brain".she recently spoke at a bookstore and newton massachusetts. this is just over one hour. >> lisa feldman barret is here tonight in celebration of her book "how emotions are made: the secret life of the brain". doctor barrett is a university distinguished professor of psychology at northeastern university with appointments at harvard medical school in massachusetts and at the general hospital in psychiatry and radiology. she received a national institutes of health directors pioneer award for her groundbreaking research on emotion in the brain. she is an elected member of the royal society of canada. here is a sampling of the praise for doctor barrett in her book. in a review library journal says barrett presents a new nor scientific explanation of why people are more swayed by feelings than facts. she offers unintuitive theory that goes against not only the popular understanding but also that of traditional research. emotions do not arise rather, we construct

please help me welcome, lisa feldman barret. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you for that lovely introduction. it is very special for me to be here to talk to you about the book this evening because this is actually our home bookstore. we live in newton and have been coming here since it was in newtonville. and then you know friends and family here as well. i would like to welcome - as well. i'm going to be a couple of selections from the book and then we will open up to questions. i will start with a passage i wrote about a birthday party that through my daughter when she was 12 result. we through the birthday party with the theme of gross foods. so i made pizza that was doctored to look as if it was green and multiperiod so it has like fuzzy cheese. i made vomit jell-o. if you want the recipe let me know! it actually, i used peach jell-o and put in bits and pieces of chopped up little pieces of vegetables. apple juice and medicine sample cups. but the best part of the party was the game that we had after lunch.i took baby food, mashed carrots, mashed b

. >> next on booktv, neuroscientist lisa feldman barret, author of the book "how emotions are made: thef the brain".she recently spoke at a bookstore and newton massachusetts. this is just over one hour. >> lisa feldman barret is here tonight in celebration of her book "how emotions are made: the secret life of the brain". doctor barrett is a university distinguished professor of psychology at northeastern university with appointments at harvard medical school in massachusetts and at the general hospital in psychiatry and radiology. she received a national