“Mental Exercises Like Meditation Can Literally Change Our Minds”
by Danny Fisher
“Wearing a 128-channel geodesic sensor net, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard sits in a soundproof room and prepares for an electroencephalography (EEG) test at the EEG facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Richard J. Davidson that monitors a subject’s brain waves during various forms of meditation including compassion meditation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry.” Photograph by Jeff Miller for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ahead of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s stint as a guest editor for the publication, the Vancouver Sun offers this piece about the work of mind scientists like Richard Davidson on meditation and mindfulness. Take a look.
This is the kind of stuff that more people need to know about. I myself have just begun to study the research, but it’s a truly fascinating field that merits serious inquiry.
Thanks for posting this, and….keep us updated.
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Yeah, meditation has positive influence on the mind, body and soul of a person.