Brain: The Inside Story Programs

Jan 27, 2011

This panel discussion focuses on the training of Tibetan monks, recent brain research on long-term meditators in the Tibetan tradition, and the practice of meditation in the West.

Featuring: Center Founder Richard Davidson, Abbot Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen Lobzang Tsetan, and psychiatrist/Tibetologist Joseph Loizzo, Director of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science.

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