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Study Team Presents Findings on Filipino American Politics and Wellbeing at Asian American Studies Conference

May 28, 2026

Center for Healthy Minds researchers partner with global non-profit for on-going community engaged research in the Usap Tayo study. Learn More >

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Art, Music, and Neuroscience: The MUSE Initiative Holds its Inaugural Event

May 5, 2026

The evening extended beyond dialogue into shared experience where participants were invited into moments of collective vocalization, simple vocal... Learn More >

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Faith Leaders’ Environmental Visions Come to Life at Loka Initiative Convening

April 29, 2026

The PREP (Preparing Religious Environmental Plans) course culminated in a weeklong “Keeping the Faith” convening in March in Madison, WI. Learn More >

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Stressed? Just a couple minutes of meditation might help.

April 28, 2026

Are you in the "driver's seat" of your thoughts, emotions and impulses? Meditation could help, says Center for Healthy Minds Contemplative... Learn More

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Did You Know? CHM Studies Use Specialized MRI Machine to Advance Brain Research

April 8, 2026

UW researchers, including experts from the Center for Healthy Minds, are conducting detailed brain imaging work using one of the first head-only,... Learn More >

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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 >

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Meditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long-Term Meditators and Novices

July 23, 2018

In one of the largest studies to date on the topic, research from the Center for Healthy Minds suggests that meditation affects the brains of... Learn More >

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Why You Need to Add 10 Minutes of Meditation into Your Day

July 12, 2018

Citing research from the Center for Healthy Minds, Vogue Australia explores how just ten minutes of meditation a day can have major health benefits. Learn More

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Why You Need to Add 10 Minutes of Meditation into Your Day

July 12, 2018

Citing research from the Center for Healthy Minds, Glamour magazine explores how just ten minutes of meditation a day can have major health benefits. Learn More

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The Thai Soccer Coach Taught His Team to Meditate in the Flooded Cave — And it May Have Played a Powerful Role in Keeping Them Alive

July 10, 2018

Research from the Center for Healthy Minds shows how meditating can reduce stress and how that may have played a powerful role in the rescue of the... Learn More

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Staying Innovative in Madison

July 9, 2018

Center Founder Richard Davidson is featured as a leading scientific innovator in Madison Magazine. Learn More

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Don’t Buy into the Backlash -- the Science on Meditation Is Clear

July 9, 2018

Center Founder Richard Davidson and Arianna Huffington discuss the science of meditation and its value in the workplace. Learn More

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Reconsidering Mindfulness: ‘I Love Stress’

June 18, 2018

Teacher David Cutler explains how stress helps him be better at his job, citing Center research. Learn More

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UW Initiative Aims to Close Disparities by Supporting Brain Development in Young Children

May 25, 2018

Center faculty Larissa Duncan and Julie Poehlmann-Tynan have worked to bring representatives from 45 of Wisconsin's 72 counties to the Prenatal to... Learn More

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Whole-Body Hyperthermia Can Improve MDD Outcomes

May 25, 2018

A new study from Center faculty member Charles Raison suggests that whole-body hyperthermia might decrease depressive symptoms. Learn More

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How to Tell if Babies Are Happy Before They Can Smile

May 24, 2018

Babies communicate their feelings by crying and fussing. To know what’s going on in their heads requires extensive research in brain science. Learn More

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There’s New Evidence that Silicon Valley's Favorite Mindfulness Habit May Help Defeat a Key Problem of Aging

May 24, 2018

A growing body of evidence suggests regular meditation is linked with benefits including lower stress and better focus — a key trait that... Learn More

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Left Behind: Who Looks Out for Children when Their Parents Go to Prison?

May 24, 2018

Center faculty member discusses her groundbreaking research investigating how incarceration affects children. Learn More