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Dr. Richie Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin, has conducted research with brain imaging technology that suggests that each of us has a 'natural' set point for good and bad moods. He was able to show that people who are naturally calmer and happier show more activity on the left side of the brain versus the right. He also found that people who show more activity on the right side tend to exhibit more feelings of sadness, worry, and anxiety.
In a follow-up study exploring the effects of mindfulness, he found that after practicing people tended to shift activity from the right side of the brain, the negative emotion area, to the left side of the brain, the positive emotion area. After the study, participants also reported feeling improved mood, more energized, and less anxious. Additionally, participants realized positive effects on their immune systems measured by a reduction in flu antibodies in their blood stream after receiving a flu shot.
Above research quoted from Page 8 of "The Mindful Companion EBook" published by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. and available from www.drsgoldstein.com
Dr. Richie Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin, has conducted research with brain imaging technology that suggests that each of us has a 'natural' set point for good and bad moods. He was able to show that people who are naturally calmer and happier show more activity on the left side of the brain versus the right. He also found that people who show more activity on the right side tend to exhibit more feelings of sadness, worry, and anxiety.
In a follow-up study exploring the effects of mindfulness, he found that after practicing people tended to shift activity from the right side of the brain, the negative emotion area, to the left side of the brain, the positive emotion area. After the study, participants also reported feeling improved mood, more energized, and less anxious. Additionally, participants realized positive effects on their immune systems measured by a reduction in flu antibodies in their blood stream after receiving a flu shot.
Above research quoted from Page 8 of "The Mindful Companion EBook" published by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. and available from www.drsgoldstein.com
Mindfulness beats depression (The Guardian Newspaper article: January 5th, 2010)
Mindfulness goes mainstream in the UK. It's already endorsed as a treatment for
depression by the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence, and a major mental health charity is calling for mindfulness based courses to be offered much more widely on the
NHS.
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