Center for Healthy Minds

The Center received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the Madison Metropolitan School District, to study well-being and mindfulness-based skills in the classroom

Scientists at the Center are exploring how stressors like poverty, neglect and physical abuse experienced in early life may alter critical areas of the brain later in life

Research suggests people who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savor positive experiences – a hallmark of depression

Can cues in our environment we're unaware of shape our behavior and emotions toward others?

New research suggests mindfulness meditation may alter how genes are expressed in the body

Finding meaning from life’s experiences may play a role in our ability to regulate our emotions, research suggests