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Research Findings
Meditation Produces Positive Changes in the Brain
February 6, 2003

Center Founder Richard Davidson leads study that finds lasting changes in brain, immune system due to participation in short mindfulness meditation program

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Research Findings
Brain Images Reveal Effects of Antidepressants
February 6, 2003

Center Founder Richard Davidson is co-author of a study on brain activity in clinically depressed individuals that could be used to predetermine the effectiveness of antideppressants

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Mind, Brain and Emotion
Brain Images Reveal Effects of Antidepressants
February 6, 2003

Center founder Richard Davidson and collaborator Ned Kalin examine the effects of antidepressants on the brain

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Mind, Brain and Emotion
The Dalai Lama and Scientists Unite to Study Meditation
May 23, 2001

Center Founder Richard Davidson, Dalai Lama, scientists and researchers gather on UW–Madison campus to discuss collaboration, continued scientific research on meditation

Event Announcements
Dalai Lama Visits Brain Imaging Facility
May 21, 2001

At the invitation of Center Founder Richard Davidson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus; tours W. M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior and attends conference of leading contemplative studies scientists.

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Event Announcements
Dalai Lama Coming to UW to Probe Science of Emotions
April 17, 2001

His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit brain imaging laboratory and attend Transformations of Mind, Brain and Emotion conference on UW-Madison campus at invitation of Center Founder Richard Davidson