Andrew Bresnen Research Imaging Institute of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio Morgan Derby Lesley University Oren Ergas Hebrew University, Israel Matt Jankauskas Brown University Kasley Killam Queen’s University, Canada Golnoosh Mahdavi Brown University Andrew Olendzki Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Andrea Poile Harvard University Alora Rando Brown University Emiliana Rodriguez Harvard …
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Summer 2014 Visiting Scholars
Rajesh Kasturirangan examined four factors of “eudaimonics,” or the study of human flourishing—the conceptual, which represents the philosophical element that dates back to Aristotle and Confucius; the contemplative, which also hearkens back to the same network of thinkers and practitioners; empirical research, which has grown with recent breakthroughs in the realms of psychology and neuroscience; …
Fall 2013 Visiting Scholars
In order to more deeply understand meditation, Peter Grossenbacher analyzed findings regarding brain function during meditation, with the goal of identifying neurobiological patterns conducive to successful meditation, and providing practitioners—in consultation with neuroscientists and meditation teachers with efficient training and new techniques that elicit those patterns. He plans on piloting an ensuing program of research …
