IN FOCUS: Meditation research (Part Two)
There’s been a boom in interest in meditation recently – among laypersons and the scientific community alike. Neuroscientists, in particular, have begun using their training […]
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IN FOCUS: Meditation research
You’ve probably noticed: research into meditation has been all over the news lately, from the New York Times to Scientific American. More and more serious […]
Tales of the cuddle chemical
It’s a “love drug.” It’s a “cuddle chemical.” The hormone and neurotransmitter oxytocin has gotten a lot of good press in the recent past, as […]
Conservative emotional avoidance
Do liberals and conservatives really see the world differently? Maybe it’s more like they feel it differently. Recent research (e.g., Tomkins 1995) has suggested that […]