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News: Neuroscience
Learning Well-Being
Study Shows Compassion Meditation Changes the Brain
March 25, 2008
Brain scans of practicing monks reveal impact on circuits used to detect emotions and feelings and others
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Clinical Depression Linked to Abnormal Emotional Brain Circuits
August 15, 2007
Center Founder Richard Davidson is senior author on a study examining differences in the neural circuits responsible for emotional regulation in depressed individuals
Neuroscience
Brain Scans Show Meditation Changes Minds, Increases Attention
June 25, 2007
Center Founder Richard Davidson, researchers find meditation increases activity in brain regions associated with attention, decision-making
Contemplative Studies
Meditation May Fine-Tune Control Over Attention
May 8, 2007
Center Founder Richard Davidson, research group find meditation may have lasting impact on brain's ability to regulate attention
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Brain’s ‘Fear Center’ May Underlie Autistic Behaviors
December 12, 2006
Center Founder Richard Davidson is the senior author of paper on the link between the size of the amygdala and social deficits associated with autism
Neuroscience
Study: Brain Structures Contribute to Asthma Attack Severity
August 29, 2005
Center Founder Richard Davidson is a co-senior author of study revealing link between brain's emotional processing centers and physiological symptoms of asthma