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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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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