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Your "Second Brain" and Well-Being

May 15, 2018

How does our microbiome - the microscopic bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in our bodies -affect our physical and mental health?

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Your Well-Being

The Relationship Between Emotions and Alzheimer's

May 15, 2018

Can studying emotions in the early stages of Alzheimer's lead to a better understanding of the disease?

Well-Being in Children

Enhancing Jail Visits Through Interdisciplinary Interventions

May 14, 2018

Center for Healthy Minds professor Julie Poehlmann-Tynan has received funding to improve outcomes for children's visits with their incarcerated parents

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Your Well-Being

Finding the Friend Within: The Science and Art of Self-Compassion

May 9, 2018

A growing field of research is showing the importance of self-compassion for our physical and emotional well-being.

Funding Announcements

New Study Examines the Stress of Poverty on Children

May 4, 2018

A new research project will address what experiences affect brain development during the first two years of life for disadvantaged children.

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Education

This Class is Helping First-Year Students Start College Off Right

March 20, 2018

A new course, piloted in conjunction with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Virginia and Pennsylvania State University, aims to integrate extracurricular learning experiences with intellectual topics in the classroom

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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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