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Event Announcements
The Science of Healthy Minds Brings Dalai Lama to UW–Madison
March 3, 2010

The launch of a new Center focused on healthy minds and well-being attracts global thought leaders, including the 14th Dalai Lama

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UW-Madison Happiness Research Featured in NOVA Documentary
January 4, 2010

Center Founder Richard Davidson Appears in Third Episode of "This Emotional Life" Titled “Rethinking Happiness"

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Research Findings
Depression Saps Endurance of the Brain’s Reward Circuitry
December 21, 2009

Are individuals with depression able to sustain activity in brain areas related to positive emotion?

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Research Findings
Can Meditation Sharpen Our Attention?
November 13, 2009

What does science say about our ability to train attention?

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Event Announcements
Faculty Choreographers Collaborate with Campus Colleagues in Concert
October 27, 2009

A collaborative dance project draws from the beauty of neuroscientific imagery

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Contemplative Studies
Can Love Change Your Mind? New Project Explores Neuroscience of ‘Positive Qualities’
September 10, 2008

Grant from Fetzer Institute allows Davidson's lab to explore the impact of love, other positive qualities on the brain