Talk: Change Your Brain by Transforming Your Mind January 29, 2011

Meditation produces changes in brain function that promote well-being, foster positive effect and virtuous dispositions, and impact physical health and illness. Through research with both long-term practitioners and novices studied longitudinally, Richard J. Davidson, director of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, illustrates some key findings and challenges in the nascent field of contemplative neuroscience. Q & A session follows.