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"Mental Notes" from the Mind & Life Institute

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Posted below are two articles from the Mind and Life Institute blog, both of which are slightly related. The first one features Evan Thompson’s work with neurophenomenology and the second one looks at Richard Davidson’s work with meditation and compassion as it relates to theory of mind. Grey Matters Mind and Life’s resident neuroscientist on … Read more

Childhood Abuse and Neglect – The Objective Effects and the Subjective Experience

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The two articles below are complimentary in their description of the impact of childhood maltreatment (CM: abuse and/or neglect). The first is only available as an abstract (paywall, of course) and the second comes from Psych Central, a nice resource for lay readers in psychology. Together these articles show the impact of CM on the … Read more