Center for Healthy Minds

The 25th Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion was held in April 2019. We review the past 25 years of advances in the field of affective neuroscience

New research points to evidence of increased cognitive complexity as children grow up that effects prosocial behavior

When stress levels in the mind and body are in sync, a person is more likely to have higher levels of well-being

Findings from the Center for Healthy Minds suggest that expectant mothers' mental health may influence the white matter development in the brain of her child

In one of the largest studies to date on the topic, research from the Center for Healthy Minds suggests that meditation affects the brains of long-term meditators and novices differently

Two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce distress and improve a person’s ability to look at others who are suffering