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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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Brain Images Reveal Effects of Antidepressants

May 9, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is co-author of a study on brain activity in clinically depressed individuals that could be used to predetermine... Learn More >

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Brain Scans Show Meditation Changes Minds, Increases Attention

May 9, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson, researchers find meditation increases activity in brain regions associated with attention, decision-making Learn More >

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Brain Study Sheds Light on Impulsive Violence

May 9, 2016

Study finds breakdown in emotion regulation may lead to impulsive acts of violence Learn More >

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Study Shows Compassion Meditation Changes the Brain

May 9, 2016

Brain scans of practicing monks reveal impact on circuits used to detect emotions and feelings and others Learn More >

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Can Love Change Your Mind? New Project Explores Neuroscience of ‘Positive Qualities’

May 9, 2016

Grant from Fetzer Institute allows Davidson's lab to explore the impact of love, other positive qualities on the brain Learn More >

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$10.7 Million Grant to Help Unlock What Regulates Emotion

May 9, 2016

Center for Healthy Minds Founder Richard Davidson to direct research on emotional resiliency under 5-year National Institutes of Mental Health... Learn More >

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Meditation May Fine-Tune Control Over Attention

May 9, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson, research group find meditation may have lasting impact on brain's ability to regulate attention Learn More >

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Madison Startup Uses Mindfulness to Help Teachers Take Care of Their Students and Themselves

May 5, 2016

Mindfulness, meditation and yoga programs, including the Center for Healthy Minds' Kindness Curriculum, are an increasingly popular way of... Learn More

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Crossing Over: How Science Is Redefining Life and Death

May 5, 2016

National Geographic explores the growing body of scientific research on the "gray area" between life and death, including Center Founder Richard... Learn More

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'Tis the Season for Toxic Comparison

May 5, 2016

Center for Healthy Minds faculty member Charles Raison explains the importance of accepting yourself during the holiday season Learn More

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Fit For You: Mindfulness

May 5, 2016

Art therapist Carrie Danhieux-Poole talks about mindfulness and coloring books for adults in relation to well-being Learn More

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Dalai Lama Brings Message of Peace, Nonviolence to Madison

May 5, 2016

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covers the Dalai Lama's peaceful message during his 10th visit to Madison Learn More