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New research from Yale University looks at the genetic mechanisms behind how stress changes the brain. Read more

Next year, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will include "Internet Addiction Disorder." A recent Newsweek article takes an in-depth look at research surrounding our digital habits and how they effect our well being. Read more

Yet another study is suggesting that just a few hours of meditation training may change your brain—this time its white matter—for the better.  Read more

Dr. Judson Brewer, medical director of the Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic, is interviewed on Canadian radio science program Quirks & Quarks about a new study suggesting that meditation has a positive impact on brain activity. Read more

Imagine that you and a stranger are participating in a psychology study. The experimenter gives the stranger $20. “Divide this money between you and your partner,” the experimenter tells the stranger. “You can keep any amount for yourself, and give any amount to your partner. But your partner gets to decide whether or not to […] Read more

A study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology provides more evidence that violent video games desensitize players to violence, and makes them more violent in real life. This is not the first study to report such an effect; the evidence has been steadily accumulating over the last decade. But this study is worth looking at because […] Read more

Ten years ago last March, I decided to seek help for my mind. It was near the beginning of a third (and most crippling) episode of anxiety and depression, and I realized that whatever the outer circumstances behind my despair, the resolution had to come from within. Swamped by distressing thoughts and feelings, I felt […] Read more

A recent study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) reported that practicing mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy can actually lead to structural changes in the amygdala. Read more

Science has proven that meditating actually restructures your brain Kelly McGonigal tells us about the latest research—and how to put it into practice. Read more

The Dalai Lama is donating money to support scientific research into “healthy qualities of mind like kindness and compassion.”  Read more