Richard Davidson

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Richard J. Davidson (born December 12, 1951 ) is an American neuroscientist .

Richard Davidson graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in psychology . Since 1984 he has taught at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . The focus of his work is the relationship between meditation and changes in the brain . Davidson conducted extensive case studies of Tibetan monks who meditated on a daily basis .

In 2008, for example, he recorded greater activity in the left frontal lobe of Tibetan monks; the gamma waves measured were more than 30 times more pronounced than in the control group.

In 1992 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2003 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Antoine Lutz, Richard Davidson et al .: Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice , published November 8, 2004
  2. ^ Meditation Gives Brain a Charge, Study Finds. Washington Post, January 3, 2005.
  3. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter D. (PDF; 575 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed March 8, 2018 .
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SURNAME Davidson, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davidson, Richard J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American brain researcher
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1951