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The Brain in the News

Check out the latest news about your brain - and the brain of everyone else! - right here. And we invite you to send us news items, scientific studies, weird video clips, etc. that you find yourself.

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


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