One key point is that different people may benefit from different types of meditation, as well as other interventions. This question of optimal matching between the form of practice and the type of person has not received much scientific attention. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
Most people still don't think of qualities like happiness as being a skill, that can be enhanced through training. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
I think the messiness and embodied nature of modern life just produces an enhanced signal for our attention. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
One key point is that different people may benefit from different types of meditation, as well as other interventions. This question of optimal matching… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
We have no idea how the subjective quality of consciousness emerges from the physical stuff of the brain. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
I committed to doing everything I could to put compassion on the scientific map. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
We need a different conception of happiness, more enduring and more genuine, not dependent on external circumstances. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
The Dalai Lama challenged me - he said, 'Why can't you use technological tools to study kindness and compassion? — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
In meditation you experience time slowing down because you can notice more things per discreet moment and you're more open... The word 'meditation' in… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
There are certainly beliefs in traditional Buddhism that conflict with basic principles of scientific understanding, .. We can't make sense of those beliefs in… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
Resilience is the maintenance of high levels of positive affect and well-being in the face of adversity. It is not that resilient individuals never… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
Mindfulness - moment to moment non-judgemental attention and awareness. — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
