What is the latest scientific evidence on the positive aspects of meditation on the brain?

Answer: Follow Richard Davidson’s work. His research group is the leader in the this research, which is called Contemplative Neuroscience.

Here are some recent presentations where Richard Davidson summarizes his group’s latest findings:


1. Transform Your Mind, Change Your Brain

Richard Davidson”Google Tech Talk on September 28 , 2009 ( 65 minutes)



2. Richard Davidson’s presentation at the 2011 UW-Madison Big Learning Event.

Video last 20 minutes. Richard Davidson describes the history of his meditation research.

3. Richard Davidson summarizes the results of four recent studies at the 2010 Mind and Life XII conference.


(watch from 3.00 minutes in through to 29.00 minutes