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Happiness 2050: Neuroscience, Education and the Compassionate Citizen This presentation is an Academy Evening that was delivered at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art on September 15, 2009. Academy Evenings are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Opening the 2009 season is Richard Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Davidson clarifies the scientific concept of neuroplasticity, the theory that the brain changes in response to experience and to training. With that in mind, how can humans cultivate healthy social and emotional habits to promote positive brain changes--both for themselves and their children? view the video [1 hr. 21 min.] | read the transcript |
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