Mind & Life Institute
http://www.mindandlife.org/
Collaboration and research partnership between modern science and Buddhism.
Links / Science links
Sort links by categories:
Matthieu Ricard is the main coordinator for Karuna-Shechen, a charitable non-profit association with branches throughout the world. Karuna-Shechen provides education, medical and social services, care of the elderly, and assistance to individuals in need.
To learn more, check the “Humanitarian” section, or visit directly www.karuna-shechen.org.
Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice
http://www.pnas.org/content/101/46/16369.full
Publication on the effects of meditation on the brain by Antoine Lutz, Lawrence L. Greischar, Nancy B. Rawlings, Matthieu Ricard, and Richard J. Davidson.
Buddhist and Psychological Perspectives on Emotions and Well-Being
http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/pubs/2005/Ekman_etal_CurrDirPsychSci.pdf
Publication on Buddhist and Western psychology by Paul Ekman, Richard J. Davidson, Matthieu Ricard, and B. Alan Wallace.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Stanford
http://med.stanford.edu/events/dalailama/
Videos of a conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and neuroscientists at Stanford School of Medicine.
Paul Ekman
http://www.paulekman.com
Paul Ekman is a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions.
Richard Davidson
http://psych.wisc.edu/faculty/bio/davidson.html
Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, a member of the Mind & Life Institute, conducts research on the short- and long-term effects of meditation practices on human emotion and the brain.
Himalayan Art
http://www.himalayanart.org/
An online educational resource for Himalayan art with over 30,000 images.
Rubin Museum of Art
http://www.rmanyc.org
Home to a comprehensive collection of art from the Himalayas and surrounding regions.