June 2010 Webinar

Contemplative Neuroscience



Richie DavidsonWednesday, June 30, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Free for ACMHE members; $5 for non-members

With Richard J. Davidson, PhD
Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin-Madison


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Dr. Davidson is a William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Psychology and has been at Wisconsin since 1984.

He has published more than 250 articles, chapters and reviews, and has edited 13 books. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his research, including the most distinguished award for science given by the American Psychological Association - the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

In 2003, Dr. Davidson was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in 2004. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006, the year he was also awarded the first Mani Bhaumik Award by UCLA for advancing the understanding of the brain and conscious mind in healing. Madison Magazine named him Person of the Year in 2007. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Mind and Life Institute.


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Sounds interesting, but unfortunately this doesn't give us any details about the content of the webinar. I can guess the general idea from the title but no hint to his "worldview" interpretation.

Also if anyone is interested see our prior Gaia discussion on "meditation and neuroscience."
I'm not familiar with Davidson (I just got this in my email), but I did just find this book by him.

Oh... and this as well:

January 03, 2010
Talk by Richard Davidson: Transform Your Mind, Change Your Brain
Click to watch this talk given by Richard Davidson at Google. From YouTube:

In this talk, Richard J. Davidson will explore recent scientific research on the neuroscience of positive human qualities and how they can be cultivated through contemplative practice. Distinctions among different forms of contemplative practices will be introduced and they will be shown to have different neural and behavioral consequences, as well as important consequences for physical health in both long-term and novice practitioners. New research also shows that meditation-based interventions delivered online can produce behavioral and neural changes. Collectively, this body of research indicates that we can cultivate adaptive neural changes and strengthen positive human qualities through systematic mental practice.

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