News: Research Findings
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Lying, fighting with others and acting disobediently are behaviors sometimes seen in preschool classrooms, but what sets the brains of children who behave this way apart from those who don’t?
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Empathy with both positive and negative emotions may be equally effective in inspiring altruism
![Young kids participate in mindful movement as part of Kindness Curriculum](/assets/images-general/_horizontalHalf/Kindness-Curriculum-Classroom-web.jpg)
Over the course of 12 weeks, twice a week, prekindergarten students learned their ABCs - attention, breath and body and caring practice
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Research suggests breath counting may be one route to improving attention and well-being
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Scientists at the Center are exploring how stressors like poverty, neglect and physical abuse experienced in early life may alter critical areas of the brain later in life
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Research suggests people who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savor positive experiences – a hallmark of depression