I follow the work of The Mind and Life Institute and they have just sent out their latest newsletter in which they are celebrating board member Richie Davidson opening his Center for Investigating Health Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/
The new Center for Investigating Healthy Minds will be the only University-based neuroscience
center with an onsite meditation room, marking un-precedented authentic acceptance of the role of contemplative practices in the study of neuroscience.
Also:
Amishi Jha, Ph.D was recently awarded a $2 million Department of Defense grant to research
whether or not mindfulness practice can help soldiers psychological health, focus, and emotion.
In their recently published study, Amishi examined the program developed by Dr. Stanley’s Mind Fitness Training Institute (www.mind-fitness-training.org/) to study the effects of mindfulness meditation on marines and found that those who spent more time engaging in
daily mindfulness practices scored higher in mood and working memory evaluations. In her current project in soldiers, Amishi is continuing to ask questions about the neural effects of training using brainwave recordings www.amishi.com/lab/strong/
Amishi is also looking at mindfulness and PTSD
No comments:
Post a Comment