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Brain Imaging

$6 Million Grant Creates Meditation Study Center

Posted on November 3, 2008

Research at UW-Madison has already shown that meditation can change the brain. Now a new grant will allow a more in-depth investigation of how these changes can affect sleep, pain tolerance, emotion regulation and other measures of well-being.

Posted in 2008, Brain Imaging, Emotions, NewsTagged Funding, Meditation Center, Richie Davidson

Can love change your mind? New project explores neuroscience of ‘positive qualities’

Posted on September 10, 2008

By Brian Mattmiller, University Communications What is happening in the minds of people who have developed a greater capacity for forgiveness and compassion? Can a quality like love — whether it’s shown toward a family member …

Posted in 2008, Brain Imaging, Emotions, NewsTagged Buddhist Monks, Richie Davidson

Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain

Posted on March 31, 2008

Can we train ourselves to be compassionate? A new study suggests the answer is yes. Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathetic to other peoples’ mental states, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Posted in 2008, Brain Imaging, Emotions, NewsTagged Antoine Lutz, Compassion, Richie Davidson

Brain Storm

Posted on November 5, 2007

The building is locked. Most of the windows are dark. But in a small room on the first floor of the Waisman Center, a group of four is gathered around Richard Davidson.

Posted in 2007, Awards and Honors, Brain Imaging, Emotions, NewsTagged Richie Davidson

Research of Richard Davidson shows how meditation changes the mind

Posted on June 25, 2007

By Dave Tenenbaum, University Communications For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common …

Posted in 2007, Brain Imaging, Emotions, NewsTagged Buddhist Monks, Meditation, Richie Davidson

Meditation may fine-tune control over attention

Posted on May 9, 2007

Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else.

Posted in 2007, Brain Imaging, Emotions, News, ResearchTagged Attention, Meditation, Richie Davidson

Brain’s ‘fear center’ may underlie autistic behaviors

Posted on December 16, 2006

The brain’s emotional center is unusually small in autistic males with the most severe behavioral impairments, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported this month.

Posted in 2006, Autism, Brain Imaging, News, Research

Research demonstrates powerful role of anticipation in human memory formation

Posted on September 5, 2006

Psychologists have long known that memories of disturbing emotional events — such as an act of violence or the unexpected death of a loved one — are more vivid and deeply imprinted in the brain than mundane recollections of everyday matters.

Posted in 2006, Brain Imaging, News

Study finds two brain systems regulate how people call for help

Posted on March 8, 2005

The willingness to call out in distress to get help from others appears to be regulated by two brain systems with very different responsibilities, according to a study by researchers at UW-Madison.

Posted in 2005, Brain Imaging, News, Research

Study: Eye contact triggers threat signals in autistic children’s brains

Posted on March 7, 2005

Brain tests at UW-Madison suggest that autistic children shy from eye contact because they perceive even the most familiar face as an uncomfortable threat.

Posted in 2005, Autism, Brain Imaging, News, Research
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