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Learning Well-Being
Video Game Can Change the Brain, May Improve Empathy in Middle School Children
August 7, 2018
Can video games teach prosocial skills such as empathy? A new study from the Center for Healthy Minds suggests that it's possible
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Meditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long-Term Meditators and Novices
July 23, 2018
In one of the largest studies to date on the topic, research from the Center for Healthy Minds suggests that meditation affects the brains of long-term meditators and novices differently
Well-Being in Children
White Matter Matters, Especially for Newborns
February 20, 2018
New research suggests that expectant mothers' mental health symptoms during pregnancy may affect their infants' brain development
Well-Being in Adults
Researchers Investigate How a Stressed Brain Can Make Asthma Worse
November 30, 2017
Center researchers are investigating cross-talk between the brain and lungs of people with asthma to understand how psychological stress can make asthma worse
Well-Being in Adults
Mindful Policing Research Expands with New Grant from National Institute of Justice
November 29, 2017
A new study will bring a better scientific understanding of the unique stressors facing police officers
Research Findings
Researchers Call Attention to Need for More Rigorous Mindfulness-Based Research
November 15, 2017
A Center team is examining the quality of meditation research across time to look at whether study designs are improving