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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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Go On, Get Happy: A Path to Well-Being in 2018

January 11, 2018

Center Founder Richard Davidson, who works with specialized electronic instruments, says that self-reported happiness correlates closely to... Learn More

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Want a More Altruistic Brain? Try Daily Gratitude Journaling.

January 11, 2018

Citing an fMRI study from the Center for Healthy Minds, the author writes that gratitude journaling cultivates "pure altruism" in the brain. Learn More

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There’s a Method to Mind Over Matter. A New Book Shows the Way.

January 11, 2018

Instead of focusing on the pop applications of meditation, Daniel Goleman and Center Founder Richard Davidson focus on its capacity to free the... Learn More

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The Science of Meditation (Podcast)

January 2, 2018

In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Goleman and Center Founder Richard Davidson about the current scientific... Learn More

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Exploring Misconceptions of Mind-Training Methods

January 2, 2018

Center Founder Richard Davidson joins Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the scientific research behind what meditation can really do for us. Learn More

New York Times

Why Doing Good is Good for the Do-Gooder

December 18, 2017

Center Founder Richard Davidson explains how acts of generosity lead to positive emotions that ultimately have an enduring impact on our well-being. Learn More

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Turning Negative Thinkers into Positive Ones

December 18, 2017

Neuroscience research from the Center for Healthy Minds shows how the brain is "plastic" and can be trained for better regulation and recovery from... Learn More

The Washington Post

Being Empathetic is Good, but it Can Hurt Your Health

December 18, 2017

Is there a healthier way to empathize? Along with other neuroscientists, Center Founder Richard Davidson explores how empathy impacts the brain and... Learn More

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Can Kindness be Taught?

December 18, 2017

The Kindness Curriculum from the Center for Healthy Minds is part of a growing global movement to teach emotional intelligence in schools. Learn More

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Researchers Investigate How a Stressed Brain Can Make Asthma Worse

December 12, 2017

Center researchers are investigating cross-talk between the brain and lungs of people with asthma to understand how psychological stress can make... Learn More >

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Here’s What Mindfulness is (and isn’t) Good For

December 5, 2017

Daniel Goleman, co-author of "Altered Traits," explains what mindfulness can and cannot do, citing the research of Center Founder Richard Davidson. Learn More

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Medical Minds

December 5, 2017

Knowing that your doctor is under stress may not be comforting, but it might put you more at ease to know that mindfulness — the practice of... Learn More