“Cognition and emotion are both critical parts of normal functioning. As neatly summarized by Dr. Robert Sylwester (whose interview can be found at the end of this chapter): “Emotion is the system that tells us how important something is. Attention… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“A consequence of the brain’s plasticity is that it may change with every experience, thought and emotion, from which it follows that you yourself… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Cognition and emotion are both critical parts of normal functioning. As neatly summarized by Dr. Robert Sylwester (whose interview can be found at the… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Recently, we uncovered an important mechanism by which a month of mindfulness meditation (about 11 hours of practice, 0.5 per day, 5 days a… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Other studies show that plastic changes in the brain can even be observed after just a few months. For instance, in 2006, researchers imaged… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Such networks of neurons are built following the principle that “cells that fire together, wire together” (Hebb’s rule). In short, neurons that are frequently… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Working memory is the type of memory that allows us to both hold information in mind and work on it as needed.” — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
“collaborator of our lab, Dr. Yiyuan Tang, studied the impact of mindfulness meditation with undergraduates to improve executive attention, finding significant improvements as well.… — Elkhonon Goldberg Copy Share Image
