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Conversations on Wisdom: Amishi Jha

By Jeannie Ngoc Boulware — 2015

In this conversation, Dr. Jha discusses attention in high stress groups, the benefits of mindfulness practice in incarcerated youth, and bringing wisdom traditions to the forefront of science.

Read on wisdomcenter.uchicago.edu

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The Brain on Trial

Advances in brain science are calling into question the volition behind many criminal acts. A leading neuroscientist describes how the foundations of our criminal-justice system are beginning to crumble, and proposes a new way forward for law and order.

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David Eagleman
2011
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Why Do We Dream? A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains

Whenever we learn something new, pick up a new skill, or modify our habits, the physical structure of our brain changes.

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David Eagleman, Don Vaughn
2020
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This Is Your Brain on Gluten

A No. 1 bestseller by a respected physician argues that gluten and carbohydrates are at the root of Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. What to make of the controversial theory?

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James Hamblin
2013
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I’m a Neuroscientist, and This Is How ‘Compassion Meditation’ Helps You Feel Less Alone While Social Distancing

While we practice social distancing and spend less time with friends and family, it's easy to get lost in your own head and melt into a puddle of worry.

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Kara Jillian Brown
2020
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The Polluted Brain

Some of the health risks of inhaling fine and ultrafine particles are well-established, such as asthma, lung cancer, and, most recently, heart disease.

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Emily Underwood
2017
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When Freud Meets fMRI

The emerging field of “neuropsychoanalysis” aims to combine two fundamentally different areas of study—psychoanalysis and neuroscience—for a whole new way of understanding how the mind works.

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Casey Schwartz
2015
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What You Practice Grows Stronger

When it comes to making changes, we all have one habit in common that holds us back: self-judgement. The neuroscience of mindfulness suggests lasting change requires a softer touch.

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Mindful Staff
2017
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Do You Hear What I Hear? Auditory Hallucinations Yield Clues to Perception

Psychics and psychosis sufferers alike hold beliefs that may predispose them to hearing voices.

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Knvul Sheikh
2017
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Is Hypnosis All in Your Head? Brain Scans Suggest Otherwise

Hypnosis has become a common medical tool, used to reduce pain, help people stop smoking and cure them of phobias. But scientists have long argued about whether the hypnotic “trance” is a separate neurophysiological state or simply a product of a hypnotized person’s expectations.

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Erica Goode
2016
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How to End Pandemic Fights with Your Partner

Couples’ fights in lockdown are often about the unremitting intensity of togetherness. The sooner you de-escalate a fight, the sooner you can begin working on real solutions.

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Stephen Marche
2020
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