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News: Well-Being In Adults
Research Findings
Changing Brains for the Better
April 17, 2012
There are practices that can change our brains for the better, according to new Center research
Research Findings
A Wandering Mind Reveals Mental Processes and Priorities
March 15, 2012
What are the costs when our minds wander?
Well-Being in Adults
In New Book, Leading Neuroscientist Describes Your Brain on Emotion
March 5, 2012
Center Founder Richard Davidson authors a new book on the science of emotions
Philanthropy
How Does the Compassionate Brain, Measured in the Lab, Predict What Occurs in Real Life?
February 1, 2012
The John Templeton Foundation gives a grant to the Center to study virtues such as altruism and compassion
Research Findings
Stress, Anxiety Both Boon and Bane to Brain
January 18, 2011
Stress from immediate threats may negatively affect our ability for more complex thinking
Research Findings
Depression Saps Endurance of the Brain’s Reward Circuitry
December 21, 2009
Are individuals with depression able to sustain activity in brain areas related to positive emotion?