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Center for Healthy Minds Shares Crucial Findings of No Symptom Worsening Following Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy 

August 20, 2026

Researchers have released findings of no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a... Learn More >

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Latest CHM Study Aims to End the Trial and Error of Mental Health Care

August 19, 2026

What if there were a more timely, nimble and accurate way to measure people’s mental wellbeing to understand when treatment starts working and for... Learn More >

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Community Wisdom is Transforming Wellbeing Initiatives and Research

June 24, 2026

Collaborations between Wisconsin community members and Center for Healthy Minds highlight the power of initiatives and research grounded in trust,... Learn More >

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7 Mental-Health Hacks You Should Do Right This Second

October 18, 2018

Center founder Richard Davidson shares a quick hack for calling attention to positive features of your day Learn More

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All In Your Mind: How Mindful and Meditative Practices Are Gaining Mainstream Momentum

October 9, 2018

Center researcher Cortland Dahl explains how meditation trains the brain to think and observe with intention. Learn More

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The 4 Keys to Well-Being According to Neuroscience

October 8, 2018

Center founder Richard Davidson shares the four keys to well-being: resilience, outlook, awareness and generosity. Learn More

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Science Says Happiness Can Change Your Brain

October 8, 2018

Center collaborator Matthieu Ricard discusses the science behind happiness, citing the work of Center founder Richard Davidson. Learn More

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Brain Images Reveal Effects of Antidepressants

September 13, 2018

Center founder Richard Davidson and collaborator Ned Kalin examine the effects of antidepressants on the brain Learn More >

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Karmapa Visits University of Wisconsin-Madison

September 13, 2018

Hosted by the Center for Healthy Minds, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss how... Learn More >

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Mindfulness Workshop May Hold Promise for Former Athletes

September 13, 2018

The Center for Healthy Minds partners with former NFL players for an eight-week workshop to look at how mindfulness practices might impact their lives Learn More >

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Can Video Games Actually Teach Kids Empathy? New Study Says Yes

September 12, 2018

Researchers from the Center for Healthy Minds have discovered a video game designed to teach children empathy can change young brains and improve... Learn More

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Inflammation Biomarker in Blood May Help Predict Effectiveness of Depression Drugs

September 4, 2018

A scientist from the Center for Healthy Minds has discovered a relationship between inflammation in the blood and people’s response to a depression... 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 >

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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

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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