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“An Antidote For Mindlessness” in New Yorker Blog 

Can mindfulness training work as a protective factor against the typical stresses of life? The New Yorker blogs about the progression of mindfulness studies, and one researcher studying the lasting effects of mindfulness.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • January 31, 2014
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Collisions of Creativity 

The capacity to generate original ideas is, arguably, the most important cognitive trait that human beings possess. No wonder more neuroscientists and psychologists are working to understand it better. Read More 

  • Sharon Begley
  • December 12, 2013
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