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News: Neuroscience

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Research Findings
Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows
May 22, 2013

Can compassion be learned?

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Research Findings
Response and Recovery in the Brain May Predict Well-Being
February 4, 2013

How long the brain takes to recover from a threat may be an indicator of personality traits like neuroticism

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Research Findings
Meditation Expertise Changes Experience of Pain
November 15, 2012

Meditation can change the way a person experiences pain, according to a new study by the Center

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Research Findings
Early Stress May Sensitize Girls’ Brains for Later Anxiety
November 11, 2012

High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls

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Research Findings
Stress May Delay Brain Development in Early Years
June 6, 2012

Stress may affect brain development in children, according to new research from the Center

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Research Findings
Changing Brains for the Better
April 17, 2012

There are practices that can change our brains for the better, according to new Center research