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News: Neuroscience

Thinker Web
Neuroscience
New Approaches in Neuroscience Show It's Not All in Your Head
February 16, 2018

Richard Davidson shares the latest research on why experience matters at the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Austin, Texas

Epigenetics Aging Web
Mind, Brain and Emotion
The Epigenetic Aging Clock Runs Slower in Meditators, Study Suggests
September 8, 2017

A new study is the first to suggest that the long-term practice of meditation may slow down the epigenetic clock in immune cells

Emotion Spillover Web
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Scientists Find Area of the Brain Responsible for Emotional Spillover
June 16, 2017

Researchers are discovering what happens in the brain when emotional spillover occurs and, for the first time, are able to pinpoint areas directly responsible

Twins Web
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Healthy Minds Brief: Twin Research Suggests How Stress Shapes the Adolescent Brain
March 15, 2017

How do our experiences in childhood shape our brains and coping styles in adulthood?

Midus Web
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Telling the Tale of Midlife in the United States
January 25, 2017

Center for Healthy Minds researchers lead the neuroscience portion of MIDUS, a national longitudinal study on aging explicitly focused on midlife, including transitions from young adulthood to midlife, and from midlife into old age

Brain Mechanical Web
Neuroscience
Healthy Minds Brief: Meditation, Sleep, Emotion, Awareness
December 8, 2016

Does meditation change the brain, even during sleep? Does awareness shape how we perceive emotions?