NYT: 4 Ways to Flourish (in Good Times and Bad)
March 27, 2026
To flourish is to have a life that feels meaningful and rich, despite the challenges we’ll inevitably face. That's what Center for Healthy Minds... Learn More >
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Center for Healthy Minds Researchers Use AI and 7.5M Screenshots to Understand Suicide Risk
March 25, 2026
The latest findings in this first-of-its-kind study show nighttime smartphone behavior can be an indicator of suicidal thoughts. Learn More >
Huberman Lab Podcast: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson
March 20, 2026
Can you meditate for just 5 minutes a day for 30 days? Tune into the latest episode of Huberman Lab podcast, hosted by scientist Dr. Andrew... Learn More
Virtual Course Equips Educators with ‘Transformative’ Roadmap to Teaching ‘Human Flourishing’
March 3, 2026
The Art and Science of Human Flourishing: Essentials for Educators course expands on the science-backed curriculum and learnings of the Art and... Learn More >
Beyond the Data: Get to Know CHM Scientists Ross Jacobucci and Brooke Ammerman
February 24, 2026
Center for Heathy Minds had a chance to speak with CHM experts Dr. Brooke Ammerman and Dr. Ross Jacobucci to get to know them better and learn... Learn More >
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Expectant Mothers’ Mental Health May Shape Neural Highways in Infants’ Brains
August 27, 2018
Findings from the Center for Healthy Minds suggest that expectant mothers' mental health may influence the white matter development in the brain of... Learn More >
Can A Video Game Build Empathy? UW Researchers May Have Found A Way
August 10, 2018
Center founder Richard Davidson discusses the groundbreaking discovery that a video game can build empathy skills in adolescents. Learn More
Antoine Lutz: "I conducted the first experiments on the meditating brain"
August 9, 2018
Antoine Lutz, an associate scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds, discusses his groundbreaking meditation experiments with Center founder... Learn More
Video Game Can Change the Brain, May Improve Empathy in Middle School Children
August 7, 2018
Can video games teach prosocial skills such as empathy? A new study from the Center for Healthy Minds suggests that it's possible Learn More >
How Meditation's Physical and Spiritual Benefits May Have Helped Thai Soccer Team Survive
July 31, 2018
Citing research from the Center for Healthy Minds, this article explains how meditation can benefit people in stressful situations. Learn More
The Thai Cave Football Coach Taught His Team to Meditate to Help Them Through 17-day Ordeal, Reports Say
July 31, 2018
Citing research from the Center for Healthy Minds, this article describes how meditation can help us cope. Learn More
Arts Program Gives Kids with Incarcerated Parents a Stigma-Free Space to Create and Learn
July 31, 2018
Center faculty Julie Poehlmann-Tynan are partnering with Cultural Connections, a program aiming aims to provide self-empowerment and confidence for... Learn More
Empathic People Use Social Brain Circuitry to Process Music
July 31, 2018
Research from the Center for Healthy Minds shows that compassion can be trained like a muscle, and perhaps music can be a tool for learning... Learn More
Officer Zen-dly
July 31, 2018
In an interview with Dan Grupe, an assistant scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds, discusses the pilot study examining the effects of... Learn More
Meditation Changes The Brain In Different Ways In Veterans And Beginners
July 31, 2018
In a new study published in the journal NeuroImage, a team of psychologists at the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison reports that brain... Learn More
Here's What a 'Kindness Curriculum' Looks Like
July 31, 2018
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds have created a "kindness curriculum" which they have tested in six... Learn More
Looking at Depression Through an Evolutionary Lens
July 31, 2018
Psych Congress cochair and Center faculty member Charles Raison, MD, gave attendees a “10,000-foot view” of what depression is at the Psych... Learn More