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Healthy Minds in Practice: Compassion Audio Practice

September 6, 2019

In this five minute active compassion practice, you'll strengthen your compassion practice by expressing care for a close friend or loved one.

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Mind, Brain and Emotion

New Emotional Style Questionnaire Shows Promise in Capturing Healthy Emotionality

September 3, 2019

The Center for Healthy Minds introduces a new measure that captures people's emotional style that shows promise as a valuable tool for research and clinical purposes.

Well-Being in Adults

Long-term Meditators May Be Perceived Differently by Strangers Than Those Who Don’t Meditate, Says New Study

August 28, 2019

New research from the Center points to evidence that long-term meditators may be perceived by strangers as less neurotic, more mindful, more conscientious and more comfortable in their own skin.

Mind, Brain and Emotion

Center Welcomes New Faculty Member Melissa Rosenkranz

August 21, 2019

The Center for Healthy Minds welcomes new faculty member Melissa Rosenkranz, who studies neural-immune and biochemical mechanisms by which individual differences in response to emotion alter resilience against disease, as well as the impact of meditation practice on these mechanisms.

Mind, Brain and Emotion

Mindfulness Not Straightforward for Reducing Impulsive Behaviors, Says New Study

August 19, 2019

New research from the Center suggests that mindfulness training in experienced meditators as well as in people new to meditation does not lower certain aspects of impulsivity.

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Mindfulness Training Strengthens Connection Between Brain Networks for Attention Control and Mind-Wandering

August 13, 2019

New research from the Center shows that mindfulness training leads to improvement in networks in the brain that are important for attentional control of mind wandering

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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.

Election results can feel like the end of the world if your candidate loses. You're not alone.

Nov 06, 2024

Dr. Richard J. Davidson weighs in on how dealing with post-election anxiety.

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.

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