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Contemplative Studies
Center for Healthy Minds Teams Up with Madison Police Department to Foster Officer Well-Being
August 23, 2016
A pilot study from the Center will explore the impact of mindfulness-based practices on officers’ physical and mental well-being
Contemplative Studies
Intensive Meditation Practices Linked to Slower Respiration Rate
August 15, 2016
How can long-term meditation practice - and especially intensive training - have a lasting impact on practitioners in their everyday lives?
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Raising Body Temperature Relieves Depression Symptoms, Small Study Finds
May 11, 2016
A study led by Center faculty member Charles Raison suggests that raising body temperature to the point of a mild fever reduces depression symptoms for up to 6 weeks following a single treatment
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Unique Trauma Calls for Unique Treatments – Backed by Neuroscience
April 28, 2016
Center scientists use brain imaging to reveal the complexity, range of response, and symptoms for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Event Announcements
14th Dalai Lama to visit Madison for live-streamed event on global well-being
February 23, 2016
The Center for Healthy Minds hosts His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a panel of experts at The World We Make on March 9, 2016 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, WI
Research Findings
A Compassionate Approach Leads to More Help and Less Punishment
December 17, 2015
Compassion – and intentionally cultivating it through training – may lead us to do more to help the wronged than to punish the wrongdoer