The Brain in the News

Check out the latest news about your brain – and the brain of everyone else! – right here. And I invite you to send me news items – including scientific studies, great video clips, social implications of brain science, etc. – that you find yourself.

Buddhism Beats Depression – Ed Halliwell – January 5, 2010

Faith in the Brain – Juju Chang and Michael Pressman – May 10, 2007

Study Suggests Meditation Can Help Train Attention – Sandra Blakeslee – May 8, 2007

Hemorrhaging Nirvana – Robert C. Koehler – March 16, 2007

The Brain on the Stand – Jeffrey Rosen – March 11, 2007

The Brain’s Secret Plans – Max Planck Society – February 12, 2007

Happiness 101 – D.T. Max – January 7, 2007

The Mystery of Consciousness – Steven Pinker – January, 2007

Speaking in Tongues – Benedict Carey – November 7, 2006

A Week of Silence – Daniel Siegel – November, 2006

Femme Mentale – Joe Garofoli – August 6, 2006

Finding Reality through Meditation – Ansley Roche – January 18, 2006

Meditation Builds Brain Muscles – Alison Motluk – November 15, 2005

The Brain Tells Time – Robert Roy Britt – October 28, 2005

The Movie in Your Head – Christof Koch – September 21, 2005

The Evolving Human Brain – Melissa Lee Phillips – September 9, 2005

Meditation ‘Brain Training’ Clues – BBC News – June 13, 2005

Meditation Skills of Buddhist Monks Yield Clues to Brain’s Regulation of Attention – Medical News Today – June 7, 2005

Religious Practice May Slow Alzheimer’s – Science Daily – May 1, 2005

Meditation Alters Brain Structure – By Sharon Begley – November 5, 2004

New Brain Studies and Meditation – Punnadhammo Bhikku – June, 2003

Can Buddhists Transcend Mental Reservations? – Steve Connor – May 22, 2003

This is Your Brain on Buddha – Erik Davis – June 23, 1999

Mental Reserves Keep Brains Agile – Jane E.Brody – December 11, 2007

How Your Brain Looks at Race – Sharon Begley – Newsweek – Mar 3, 2008

Bolt Leads To Key Moment – Jake Palmateer – The Daily Star – January 23, 2008

Lotus Therapy – Benedict Carey – The New York Times – May 27, 2008

Adult Brain Can Change Within Seconds – ScienceDaily (July 30, 2009)

Meditation May Increase Gray Matter – ScienceDaily (May 13, 2009)