News: Neuroscience
Maternal depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy have an effect on infants’ brain development at one month old after birth.
People with high activity diversity show better psychological well-being and positive affect regardless of the total amount of time spent in all activities combined.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $2.5 million four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a research network on the plasticity of well-being and to develop innovative measures of the key pillars of well-being. Faculty and experts from the Center for Healthy Minds are leading the effort.
When stress levels in the mind and body are in sync, a person is more likely to have higher levels of well-being
Findings from the Center for Healthy Minds suggest that expectant mothers' mental health may influence the white matter development in the brain of her child
In one of the largest studies to date on the topic, research from the Center for Healthy Minds suggests that meditation affects the brains of long-term meditators and novices differently