Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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.
A gift of $500,000 from George E. Prescott, a member of the Waisman Center's board of visitors, will benefit the Parkinson's disease research program at the Waisman Center.
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways.
The Friends of Autism, a grass-roots, recently founded organization, has donated $36,000 to benefit the Waisman Center's research program on autism.
A gift of $2 million from the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation will support the continued growth of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center's renowned programs in education, research and intervention for children with disabilities.
