Journal Publications, Selected
Dr. Barrett is author of over 250 scholarly papers on psychology and neuroscience. Here is a small selection.
2022-11-21
Context reconsidered: Complex signal ensembles, relational meaning, and population thinking in psychological science
Barrett, L. F. (2022). Context reconsidered: Complex signal ensembles, relational meaning and population thinking. American Psychologist, 77, 894-920. (Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in Psychology, American Psychological Association.)
2021-08-19
Professional actors demonstrate variability, not stereotypical expressions, when portraying emotional states in photographs
Le Mau, T., Hoemann, K., Lyons, S.H. et al. (2021) Professional actors demonstrate variability, not stereotypical expressions, when portraying emotional states in photographs. Nature Communications 12, 5037. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25352-6
2019-06-01
Emotional expressions reconsidered: Challenges to inferring emotion in human facial movements
Barrett, L. F., Adolphs, R., Martinez, A., Marsella, S., & Pollak, S. (2019). Emotional expressions reconsidered: Challenges to inferring emotion in human facial movements. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 20, 1-68.
2018-08-06
Growing a social brain
Atzil, S., Gao, W., Fradkin, I., & Barrett, L. F. (2018). Growing a social brain. Nature Human Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0384-6.
2018-05-01
Emotion fingerprints or emotion populations? A meta-analytic investigation of autonomic features of emotion categories.
Siegel, E. H., Sands, M. K., Van den Noortgate, W., Condon, P., Chang, Y., Dy, J., Quigley, K. S., & Barrett, L. F. (2018). Emotion fingerprints or emotion populations? A meta-analytic investigation of autonomic features of emotion categories. Psychological Bulletin, 144(4), 343-393.
2017-04-24
Evidence for a large-scale brain system supporting allostasis and interoception in humans
Kleckner, I. R., Zhang, J., Touroutoglou, A., Chanes, L., Xia, Chengie, Simmons, W. K., Quigley, K.S., Dickerson, B. C., & Barrett, L. F. (2017). Evidence for a large-scale brain system supporting allostasis and interoception in humans. Nature Human Behavior 1, doi:10.1038/s41562-017-0069.
2017-01-01
The theory of constructed emotion: An active inference account of interoception and categorization
Barrett, L. F. (2017). The theory of constructed emotion: An active inference account of interoception and categorization. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 12 (1): 1-23.
2016-09-14
Youthful brains in older adults: Preserved neuroanatomy in the default mode and salience networks contributes to youthful memory in superaging
Sun, F. W., Stepanovic, M. R., Andreano, J., Barrett, L. F., Touroutoglou, A., & Dickerson, B. C. (2016). Youthful brains in older adults: Preserved neuroanatomy in the default mode and salience networks contributes to youthful memory in superaging. Journal of Neuroscience, 26, 9659-9668.
2016-08-24
Affective beliefs influence the experience of eating meat
Anderson, E.C. & Barrett, L. F. (2016). Affective beliefs influence the experience of eating meat. PLOS One, 11(8), e0160424, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160424.
2016-08-19
An active inference theory of allostasis and interoception in depression
Barrett, L. F., Quigley K. S., & Hamilton P. (2016). An active inference theory of allostasis and interoception in depression. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 371, 20160001. doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0011.
2015-07-01
Interoceptive predictions in the brain
Barrett, L. F. & Simmons, W. K. (2015). Interoceptive predictions in the brain. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16, 419-429.
2014-02-01
Perceptions of emotion from facial expressions are not culturally universal: Evidence from a remote culture
Gendron, M., Roberson, D., van der Vyver, J. M., & Barrett, L. F (2014). Perceptions of emotion from facial expressions are not culturally universal: Evidence from a remote culture. Emotion, 14, 251-262.
2013-10-01
Psychological construction: A Darwinian approach to the science of emotion
Barrett, L. F. (2013). Psychological construction: A Darwinian approach to the science of emotion. Emotion Review, 5, 379-389.
2012-01-01
The brain basis of emotion: A meta-analytic review
Lindquist, K. A., Wager, T. D., Kober, H., Bliss-Moreau, E., & Barrett, L. F. (2012). "The brain basis of emotion: A meta-analytic review." Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 35, 121-143.
2011-06-17
The visual impact of gossip
Anderson, E., Siegel, E. H., Bliss-Moreau, E., & Barrett, L. F. (2011). The visual impact of gossip. Science, 332, 1446-1448.
2011-06-01
Was Darwin wrong about emotional expressions?
Barrett, L. F. (2011). Was Darwin wrong about emotional expressions? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 400-406.
2009-05-01
She's emotional. He's having a bad day: Attributional explanations for emotion stereotypes
Barrett, L. F., & Bliss-Moreau, E. (2009). She's emotional. He's having a bad day: Attributional explanations for emotion stereotypes. Emotion, 9, 649-658.
2009-01-01
The future of psychology: Connecting mind to brain
Barrett, L. F. (2009). The future of psychology: Connecting mind to brain. Perspectives in Psychological Science, 4, 326-339.
2007-03-01
Of mice and men: Natural kinds of emotion in the mammalian brain?
Barrett, L. F., Lindquist, K., Bliss-Moreau, E., Duncan, S., Gendron, M., Mize, J., & Brennan, L. (2007). Of mice and men: Natural kinds of emotion in the mammalian brain? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2, 297-312.
2006-01-01
Emotions as natural kinds?
Barrett, L. F. (2006). Emotions as natural kinds? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 1, 28-58.