by Rick Hanson | Feb 24, 2008 | Neuroscience and Contemplative Practice
© Rick Hanson, Ph.D., 2008www.RickHanson.net Simply localizing function in the brain may add little information of practical use to an already adequate psychological or spiritual account – even if there’s a picture. Neural networks are extraordinarily interdependent...
by Rick Hanson | Feb 12, 2008 | Train Your Brain
by Rick Mendius (Originally published on 2/12/08) Introduction It is well known in our lives that losses happen – from minor ones, such as not getting the last piece of chocolate to major ones, such as the death of a loved one. How we react to these losses is what is...
by Rick Hanson | Jan 18, 2008 | Neurodharma, Relationships
© Rick Hanson, PhD, 2008www.RickHanson.net Introduction This essay is about the origin of the best and the worst characteristics of human beings . . . and how to nurture the good that lies inside every heart. What Is Empathy? Empathy is the capacity to sense, feel,...
by Rick Hanson | Jan 8, 2008 | Train Your Brain
Introduction Our topic is the sometimes difficult but always rewarding path from shame to worth. The spectrum of feelings in the territory of shame includes: • Inadequacy – Sense of being unfit, useless, not up to the task, inferior, mediocre, worthlessness, less...
