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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?
Research Findings
Can Meditation Sharpen Our Attention?
November 13, 2009
What does science say about our ability to train attention?
Event Announcements
Faculty Choreographers Collaborate with Campus Colleagues in Concert
October 27, 2009
A collaborative dance project draws from the beauty of neuroscientific imagery
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
Learning Well-Being
Study Shows Compassion Meditation Changes the Brain
March 25, 2008
Brain scans of practicing monks reveal impact on circuits used to detect emotions and feelings and others
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Clinical Depression Linked to Abnormal Emotional Brain Circuits
August 15, 2007
Center Founder Richard Davidson is senior author on a study examining differences in the neural circuits responsible for emotional regulation in depressed individuals