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10 consejos para lograr el bienestar en tiempos de COVID-19

March 27, 2020

Pelin Kesebir, Científico Asistente del Center for Healthy Minds, comparte 10 consejos de bienestar para enfrentar los tiempos de COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Well-Being Toolkit and Resources

March 20, 2020

This toolkit has a list of resources to support well-being during this trying time.

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Brain scans link meditation to slower “brain-aging” in advanced meditator

March 18, 2020

In a recent study, the brain of monk and long-time meditator Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, who was 41 years old at the time, looked eight years younger than his actual age. The possibility that a person’s “brain-age” might be affected by meditation adds to a growing list of how mental training may yield lasting changes.

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COVID-19 and Our Common Humanity

March 16, 2020

Focusing on how global challenges can bring out the best in our humanity

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Your Well-Being

Healthy Minds in Practice: Valuing Strangers Audio Practice

March 10, 2020

In this five minute practice, we consider the common ground we have with strangers to be happy and free from suffering.

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Well-Being in Adults

Ease your mind by being mindful

February 14, 2020

A college student’s mind is constantly in motion. There are classes, homework, a social life, work, and more. But there’s growing research showing that we can all benefit from taking a few moments each day to, well, live in the moment. Center Postdoctoral Research Associate Matt Hirshberg answers questions about how mindfulness can help college students ease their mind.

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Video: Neuroscientist Dr. Richard J. Davidson Answers Emotion Questions | WIRED

Nov 06, 2024

Neuroscientist and Psychologist Dr. Richard J. Davidson joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about our emotions. Are men truly less emotional than women? Can stress cause your brain to shrink? What are chemical imbalances and what do they do to our emotions? Why do we have emotions at all? Dr. Davidson answers these questions and more on Emotion Support.

Research Shows Racism May Influence Infant Brain Development

Nov 01, 2024

CHM and HMI researchers publish new findings about the intergenerational impact of racism on the newborn brain.

If you’re biting your nails over the election, use these expert tips to reduce stress | CNN

Oct 22, 2024

“We are in a generally heightened state of stress caused by events around the world,” said neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson, founder and director of CHM. Here are a few expert-approved tips that can help in the latest article from CNN.

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