This is Meditation
Google Tech Talks February, 28 2008 ABSTRACT Mindfulness meditation, 1 type of meditation strategy, has been revealed to boost psychological awareness and psychological versatility as nicely as induce nicely-being and psychological balance. Researchers have also started to take a look at how meditation may possibly have an impact on brain functions. This talk will analyze the impact of mindfulness meditation apply on the brain techniques in which psychological functions this kind of as attention, psychological reactivity, emotion regulation, and self-view are instantiated. We will also go over how diverse varieties of meditation practices are becoming studied using neuroscientific technologies and are being integrated into clinical apply to deal with signs and symptoms of stress and anxiety, depression, and stress. Speaker: Philippe Goldin Philippe is a study scientist and heads the Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience group in the Division of Psychology at Stanford College. He spent 6 years in India and Nepal learning numerous languages, Buddhist philosophy and debate at Namgyal Monastery and the Dialectic Monastic Institute, and serving as an interpreter for various Tibetan Buddhist lamas. He then returned to the US to complete a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. His NIH-funded clinical analysis focuses on (a) functional neuroimaging investigations of cognitive-affective mechanisms in older people with nervousness issues, (b) evaluating the results of mindfulness meditation and cognitive-behavioral remedy on brain …
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