Neuropsychologist and Author Dr. Rick Hanson: December 21, 2010
December 2, 2010 by Beverly
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What brain states create happiness, love and wisdom? And can we use our mind to stimulate and strengthen these states? Dr. Rick Hansen explains the practical neuroscience of happiness, love, and wisdom and how the intersection of psychology, neurology and contemplative practices fit into the equation.
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About Dr. Hanson: a neuropsychologist and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA, he teaches at universities and meditation centers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His work has been featured on the BBC and in Consumer Reports Health, U.S. News and World Report, and other major magazines.
Dr. Hanson’s most recent book is Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (with Rick Mendius, M.D.; Foreword by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Preface by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.), which has been praised by numerous scholars, therapists, and teachers, including Tara Brach, Ph.D., Roger Walsh, Ph.D., Sharon Salzberg, and Fred Luskin, Ph.D, and is being published in twelve languages.
For more information about Dr. Rick Hanson, go to www.RickHanson.net