[bioundgrd] Fwd: Neuroscience of Meditation: Wed @ 7pm in 6-120

[Janice Chang]

>MIT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SOCIETY presents...
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>Sara Lazar on the Neuroscience of Meditation
>
>Wednesday, March 18th
>6-120 @ 7 PM
>
>Refreshments will be provided!
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>Abstract of the talk
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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.
>
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>Speaker Bio
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>
>
>Sara Lazar PhD 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.
>
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>We hope to see you there!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>TMS
>
>
>What is TMS?
>
><http://tms.scripts.mit.edu/newsite/about.html>http://tms.scripts.mit.edu/newsite/about.html
>
>We are a new ASA-recognized group at MIT devoted 
>to exploring traditional medicine methods. We 
>hope to accomplish the following:
>
>Promote awareness of traditional medicines throughout the MIT community.
>Engage the MIT community in the process of 
>exploring various traditional treatments from 
>scientific and anthropological perspectives.
>Apply the medical theories via practical 
>exercises that achieve and maintain a healthy 
>body and mind
>Disclaimer:
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>·       As a learning-oriented organization, TMS 
>maintains an open-minded and unbiased 
>perspective towards all kinds of medical 
>practice.
>
>·       TMS welcomes all who are interested in 
>learning more about traditional medicines to 
>join our open, bidirectional discussions, 
>regardless of skeptical or supportive attitudes.
>
>·       TMS is NOT limited to traditional 
>oriental medicine but explores traditional 
>medicines of all cultures.
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