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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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Raising Body Temperature Relieves Depression Symptoms, Small Study Finds

May 20, 2016

A study led by Center faculty member Charles Raison suggests that raising body temperature to the point of a mild fever reduces depression symptoms... Learn More >

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Mindfulness and Dodging the Second Arrow

May 17, 2016

Center faculty member John Dunne discusses how contemplative practices such as mindfulness can help prevent stressful thoughts from magnifying... Learn More

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Clinical Depression Linked to Abnormal Emotional Brain Circuits

May 16, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is senior author on a study examining differences in the neural circuits responsible for emotional regulation in... Learn More >

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Study: Brain Structures Contribute to Asthma Attack Severity

May 16, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is a co-senior author of study revealing link between brain's emotional processing centers and physiological... Learn More >

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UW Scientist Among 100 Most Influential People of 2006

May 11, 2016

Center for Healthy Minds Founder Richard Davidson recognized as part of TIME Magazine's annual list of the most influential people in the world Learn More >

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NIH Selects UW-Madison for Autism Studies

May 9, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson plays lead role in UW-Madison branch of national NIH-funded autism research effort Learn More >

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Study: Eye Contact Triggers Threat Signals in Autistic Children’s Brains

May 9, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is senior author of a study revealing the over-activation of the brain's emotion processing center associated with... Learn More >

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Dalai Lama Coming to UW to Probe Science of Emotions

May 9, 2016

His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit brain imaging laboratory and attend Transformations of Mind, Brain and Emotion conference on UW-Madison campus... Learn More >

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Reading the Mind: New Lab Sharpens Brain Imagery

May 9, 2016

Richard Davidson to direct W.M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison Learn More >

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Mind-Body Research Highlights

May 9, 2016

Richard Davidson oversees study exploring differences in brain circuitry and the resulting physiological and emotional responses due to stress in... Learn More >

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Dalai Lama Visits Brain Imaging Facility

May 9, 2016

At the invitation of Center Founder Richard Davidson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus; tours W. M.... Learn More >

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Study: Meditation Changes the Brain’s Electrical Pattern

May 9, 2016

Study led by Center Founder Richard Davidson comparing brain-oscillation patterns shows higher frequency in brains of long-term Buddhist meditation... Learn More >