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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Di Ye
[mailto:di.zhen.ye@gmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gongb@MIT.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Help forward the TMS opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:20.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#CC0000'>MIT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SOCIETY</span></u></b><b><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#660000'> </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>presents...</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#660000'> </span></b><span
style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#CC0000'>Sara Lazar </span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>on the </span></b><b><i><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#CC0000'>Neuroscience
of Meditation</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
color:black'>Wednesday, March 18<sup>th</sup> <br>
6-120 @ 7 PM</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
color:black'>Refreshments will be provided! </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'>==============<br>
Abstract of the talk<br>
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Yoga and meditation are becoming increasingly popular in the US, both as
leisure past-times and as elements of therapeutic interventions. Although
a significant amount of research has demonstrated that meditation-based
interventions are effective at reducing self-reported stress and clinical
symptoms, few studies have rigorously addressed the scientific mechanisms of
action underlying these popular programs. We use functional MRI to investigate
the long-term impact of meditation on brain structure and function. In
this talk I will review data from our lab and the literature, and related the
neural findings to clinical outcome findings.<br>
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</span><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'>====================<br>
Speaker Bio<br>
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</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>Sara Lazar PhD</span><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span
style='color:black'>is a scientist in the Psychiatry Department at
Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard
Medical School. The focus of her research is to elucidate the neural mechanisms
underlying meditation, both in clinical settings and to promote and preserve
health and well-being in healthy individuals.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><i>We hope to see you there!</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>Sincerely, </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>TMS</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>What is TMS? </span></b><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a
href="http://tms.scripts.mit.edu/newsite/about.html" target="_blank">http://tms.scripts.mit.edu/newsite/about.html</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>We are a new
ASA-recognized group at MIT devoted to exploring traditional medicine methods.
We hope to accomplish the following: </span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Promote
awareness of traditional medicines throughout the MIT community. </span><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Engage
the MIT community in the process of exploring various traditional
treatments from scientific and anthropological perspectives.</span><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Apply
the medical theories via practical exercises that achieve and maintain a
healthy body and mind </span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Disclaimer: </span></b><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.35in;text-indent:-.2in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>As a learning-oriented
organization, TMS maintains an open-minded and unbiased perspective towards all
kinds of medical practice.</span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.35in;text-indent:-.2in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>TMS welcomes all who are
interested in learning more about traditional medicines to join our open,
bidirectional discussions, regardless of skeptical or supportive attitudes.</span><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.35in;text-indent:-.2in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>TMS is NOT limited to
traditional oriental medicine but explores traditional medicines of all
cultures.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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