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Mind, Brain and Emotion
Training Your Compassion “Muscle” May Boost Brain’s Resilience in the Face of Suffering
May 22, 2018
Two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce distress and improve a person’s ability to look at others who are suffering
Well-Being in Children
Enhancing Jail Visits Through Interdisciplinary Interventions
May 14, 2018
Center for Healthy Minds professor Julie Poehlmann-Tynan has received funding to improve outcomes for children's visits with their incarcerated parents
Funding Announcements
New Study Examines the Stress of Poverty on Children
May 4, 2018
A new research project will address what experiences affect brain development during the first two years of life for disadvantaged children.
Education
This Class is Helping First-Year Students Start College Off Right
March 20, 2018
A new course, piloted in conjunction with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Virginia and Pennsylvania State University, aims to integrate extracurricular learning experiences with intellectual topics in the classroom
Well-Being in Children
White Matter Matters, Especially for Newborns
February 20, 2018
New research suggests that expectant mothers' mental health symptoms during pregnancy may affect their infants' brain development
Neuroscience
New Approaches in Neuroscience Show It's Not All in Your Head
February 16, 2018
Richard Davidson shares the latest research on why experience matters at the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Austin, Texas