Calm
Dr. Richard Davidson featured on WUWM radio in Milwaukee
Dr. Richard Davidson talks about his book, The Emotional Life of Your Brain.
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Science
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Focus
Free the Mind Now Streaming on Netflix
The film chronicles groundbreaking brain research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Mindfulness Research
The emerging field of contemplative neuroscience
Richard Davidson, Ph.D., on where it came from and where it's going.
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Compassion
Meditation can increase empathy, study finds
Researchers at Emory University apply cognitive-based compassion training (CBCT) in a study showing how the practice allowed participants to better intuit the emotions of others.
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Kids and Teens
Discover “Room to Breathe” at film festival
A new documentary produced by Russell Long—titled Room to Breathe—about a middle school mindfulness program in San Francisco, premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival this Sunday.
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Anxiety
Study: Can MBSR help HIV-positive people who have acute stress?
A recent study followed a group of Iranians living with HIV over a period of a year. After following MBSR training, participants had an increase in CD4—a common marker used to track immune function and HIV progression.
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Mindfulness Research
Study: Meditation can boost productivity at work
Pulling your hair out at the office? Results of a new study suggest meditation training could change that for you.
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Mindfulness Research
Mindfulness and ADHD
Lidia Zylowska, M.D., conducted the first study of mindfulness training on teens and adults with ADHD and is cofounder of UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center. In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, Dr. Zylowska discusses her approach and offers practice tips.
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Calm
Mindful multitasking: with less stress, more concentration
Need to do some serious multitasking? Meditation training can help, new research shows.
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Mindfulness Research
Games that train teens’ attention and empathy
What happens when teens play games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression? Neuroscientist Richard Davidson plans to find out.
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