" ... emotions are not universal but vary from culture to culture. They are not triggered; you create them. They emerge as a combination of the physical properties of your body, a flexible brain that wires itself to whatever environment it develops in, and your culture and upbringing. ... "We are, I believe, in the midst of a revolution in our understanding of emotion, the mind and the brain – a revolution that may compel us to radically rethink our attitudes to mental and physical illness, our understanding of personal relationships, our approaches to raising children, and ultimately our view of ourselves." <https://bookshop.theguardian.com/how-emotions-are-made.html>How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is published by MacMillan (£18.99) on 30 March. To order a copy for £16.14, go to <https://bookshop.theguardian.com/how-emotions-are-made.html>bookshop.theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/26/why-our-emotions-are-cultural-not-hardwired-at-birth?utm_source=March+2017&utm_campaign=March+2017+newsletter&utm_medium=email "People Who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions"