Wisconsin Center for the Neuroscience and Psychophysiology of Meditation
Principal Investigator:
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.
Address
University of Wisconsin, Madison 21 N. Park Street, Suite 6401
Madison Wisconsin 53715-1218
United StatesDescription
This center will examine the impact of two forms of meditation—loving-kindness/compassion meditation and mindfulness meditation—on the brain and body, focusing on the regulation of emotion and on emotional reactivity. Potential applications in health include biological and behavioral processes linked with emotions and/or stress, such as recurrent depression.
Research Area:
Program:
Centers of Excellence for Research on CAM