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'''Richard J. Davidson''' (born December 12, 1951) is professor of [[Psychology]] and [[Psychiatry]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. |
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==Early life and Education== |
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Born in [[Brooklyn]],<ref name="CV">{{cite web |url=http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/personnel/RJD_CV_April_11.pdf |title=Richard J Davidson |month=April |year=2011 |accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> Richard "Ritchie" Davidson attended [[Midwood High School]]. Whilst there, between 1968-1971, he worked as a summer research assistant in the sleep laboratory at nearby [[Maimonides Medical Center]]<ref name="CV"/> cleaning electrodes that had been affixed to subjects' bodies for [[Polysomnography|sleep studies]].<ref name="Bio2004">{{cite web| url=http://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/hs/departments/lmtc/frontiers/Richard_Davidson.pdf |title=Biography from Current Biography (2004) |accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> |
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Davidson went on to receive his B.A. in Psychology from [[New York University|NYU (Heights)]] in 1972.<ref name="CV"/><ref name="Bio2011">{{cite web |url=http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/personnel/davidson_bio_2011.pdf |title=RJD CV January 11|format=PDF |month=January |year=2011 |accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="Director">{{cite web |url=http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/personnel/director.html |title=Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., Lab Director|accessdate=25 April 2011 }}</ref> He chose to study at [[Harvard University]] to work with [[Daniel Goleman]] and [[Gary Schwartz]]<ref name="Bio2004"/> and gained his Ph.D. in Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychophysiology there in 1976.<ref name="CV"/><ref name="Director"/> At Harvard, Davidson was mentored by [[David McClelland|David C. McClelland]] and was also influenced by [[Norman Geschwind]] and [[Walle Nauta|Walle J. H. Nauta]].<ref name="Bio2004"/> |
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'''Richard J. Davidson''' (born December 12, 1951) is a scientist at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. He received his B.A. in Psychology from NYU (Heights), and his Ph.D. in Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychophysiology from [[Harvard University]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Currently Director for the [http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/ Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience], [http://brainimaging.waisman.wisc.edu/ Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior], and the [http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/ Center for Investigating Healthy Minds], which are located at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], his research is focused on cortical and subcortical substrates of emotion and [[affective disorder]]s, including depression and anxiety. Participants in imaging experiments include normal adults and young children, and those with, or at risk for, affective and [[anxiety disorders]]. Techniques used include quantitative electrophysiology, [[positron emission tomography]] and [[functional magnetic resonance imaging]] to make inferences about patterns of regional brain function. A major focus of his current work is on interactions between [[prefrontal cortex]] and the [[amygdala]] in the regulation of emotion in both normal subjects and patients with affective and anxiety disorders. |
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In 1976 Davidson took a teaching post at the [[State University of New York at Purchase]] where he subsequently held several posts including research consultancies at the Department of Pediatrics, Infant Laboratory, [[St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center|Roosevelt Hospital]], [[New York]] and the Laboratory of Neurosciences, [[National Institute on Aging]], [[National Institutes of Health|NIH]].<ref name="CV"/> |
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Dr. Davidson hopes to help get out the message that based on what we know about the plasticity of the brain, we can think of things like happiness and compassion as skills that are no different from learning to play a musical instrument, or training in golf or tennis.<ref name="train your mind">"Train Your Mind Change Your Brain" by Sharon Begley pages 229-242, in the chapter "Transforming the Emotional Mind"</ref> Happiness, like any skill, requires practice and time but because we know that the brain is built to change in response to mental training, it is possible to train a mind to be happy.<ref name="train your mind" /> |
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In 1984 he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin at Madison<ref name="Bio2004"/> where he has since remained. He is currently Director for the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds,,<ref name="Director"/> |
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Dr. Davidson and his collaborators have used [[rhesus monkey]]s as models of human neurophysiology and emotional response since 1992 when he and fellow UW–Madison researchers Ned H. Kalin and Steven E. Shelton published “Lateralized effects of diazepam on frontal brain electrical asymmetries in rhesus monkeys.” (1992, ''Biological Psychiatry'') In 2007, Drs Kalin, Shelton & Davidson reported that experimental lesions of adolescent rhesus monkeys' orbitofrontal cortex resulted in "significantly decreased threat-induced freezing and marginally decreased fearful responses to a snake." (2007, ''Biological Psychiatry''.) |
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==Research== |
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Dr. Davidson's work with human subjects has been covered several times by ''The New York Times''. |
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Davidson's research is focused on cortical and subcortical substrates of emotion and [[affective disorder]]s, including depression and anxiety. Participants in imaging experiments include normal adults and young children, and those with, or at risk for, affective and [[anxiety disorders]]. Techniques used include quantitative electrophysiology, [[positron emission tomography]] and [[functional magnetic resonance imaging]] to make inferences about patterns of regional brain function. A major focus of his current work is on interactions between [[prefrontal cortex]] and the [[amygdala]] in the regulation of emotion in both normal subjects and patients with affective and anxiety disorders. |
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''Time'' magazine named Dr. Davidson one of the world's top 100 most influential people in a 2006 issue. |
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Dr. Davidson hopes to help get out the message that based on what we know about the plasticity of the brain, we can think of things like happiness and compassion as skills that are no different from learning to play a musical instrument, or training in golf or tennis.<ref name="train your mind">{{cite book |
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|title=Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves |first=Sharon |last=Begley |authorlink=Sharon Begley |pages=229-242 |chapter=Transforming the Emotional Mind |date=January 2, 2007 |publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|isbn=9781400063901 }}</ref> Happiness, like any skill, requires practice and time but because we know that the brain is built to change in response to mental training, it is possible to train a mind to be happy.<ref name="train your mind" /> |
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Dr. Davidson and his collaborators have used [[rhesus monkey]]s as models of human neurophysiology and emotional response since 1992 when he and fellow UW–Madison researchers Ned H. Kalin and Steven E. Shelton published “Lateralized effects of diazepam on frontal brain electrical asymmetries in rhesus monkeys.”<ref>{{cite journal |
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==Research with the Dalai Lama== |
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|journal=Biological Psychiatry |url=http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/pubs/1992/Diazapam_lateralized_effects.pdf |first1=Richard J. |last1=Davidson |authorlink1=Richard Davidson |first2=Ned H.|last2=Kalin |first3=Steven E.|last3=Shelton |title=Lateralized effects of diazepam on frontal brain electrical asymmetries in rhesus monkeys |date=1 September 1992 |volume=32 |issue=5 |pages=438-451}}</ref> |
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A longtime friend of the [[14th Dalai Lama]], some of his work involves research on the brain as it relates to [[meditation]].<ref>"Train Your Mind Change Your Brain" by Sharon Begley, which covers neuroplasticity, or the brains ability to change, as presented at the 2004 Mind and Life Dialogues</ref> Davidson has long maintained his own daily meditation practice, and continues to communicate regularly with the Dalai Lama. |
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In 2004 the same group published further results the role of the central nucleus of the amygdala in mediating fear and anxiety in the primate.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0292-04.2004}}</ref> In 2007, Drs Kalin, Shelton & Davidson reported that experimental lesions of adolescent rhesus monkeys' orbitofrontal cortex resulted in "significantly decreased threat-induced freezing and marginally decreased fearful responses to a snake."<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Ned H. |last1=Kalin |first2=Steven E. |last2=Shelton|first3=Richard J. |last3=Davidson |authorlink3=Richard Davidson |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17643397 |title=Role of the Primate Orbitofrontal Cortex in Mediating Anxious Temperament |journal=[[Biological Psychiatry]] |year=2007 }}</ref> |
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Dr. Davidson's work with human subjects has attracted the attention of both scientific and popular press, and has been covered by ''[[Scientific American]]''<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Scientific American]] |
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This connection has caused controversy, with some scientists criticizing Davidson for being too close to someone with an interest in the outcome of his research and others claiming that it represents an inappropriate mix of faith and science. When he invited the Dalai Lama to speak at a 2005 neuroscience conference, dozens of researchers signed a petition in protest.<ref>[http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=27305&article=Scientist%2c+Dalai+Lama+share+research+effort Scientist, Dalai Lama share research effort], AP May 15, 2010</ref> |
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|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=meditation-on-demand |title=Meditation on Demand |
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|subtitle=New research reveals how meditation changes the brain |first=Peter B. |last=Reiner |date=May 26, 2009 |
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}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Henry |last=Fountain |url=http://www.hnl.bcm.tmc.edu/cache/01trust.html |title=Study of Social Interactions Starts With a Test of Trust |date=April 1, 2005 |journal=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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==Research links== |
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* Meditation Training Affects Distribution of Brain Resources, [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138 University of Wisconsin–Madison] |
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* Well-being and affective style: neural substrates and biobehavioural correlates [http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/pubs/2004/Well-being_affective_style.pdf] |
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* Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation [http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/full/65/4/564 University of Wisconsin–Madison] |
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===Research with the Dalai Lama=== |
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== Recent publications == |
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* Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation<ref>http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.01.005</ref> |
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* Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise <ref>http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/pubs/2008/LutzRegulationPLoSONE.pdf</ref> |
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* Glucose metabolic changes in the prefrontal cortex are associated with HPA axis response to a psychosocial stressor <ref>http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.01.010</ref> |
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* Buddha's Brain: Neuroplasticity and Meditation <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2008.4431873 IEEE Xplore# Wrapper Result<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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A longtime friend of the [[14th Dalai Lama]], some of his work involves research on the brain as it relates to [[meditation]].<ref name="train your mind" /> Davidson has long maintained his own daily meditation practice, and continues to communicate regularly with the Dalai Lama. |
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== Notes == |
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This connection has caused controversy, with some scientists criticizing Davidson for being too close to someone with an interest in the outcome of his research and others claiming that it represents an inappropriate mix of faith and science. When he invited the Dalai Lama to speak at a 2005 neuroscience conference, dozens of researchers signed a petition in protest.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ryan J. |last=Foley |url=http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=27305&article=Scientist%2c+Dalai+Lama+share+research+effort |title=Scientist, Dalai Lama share research effort |publisher=AP |date=May 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=John |last=Gierland |url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.02/dalai.html |title=Wired 14.02: Buddha on the Brain |month=February |year=2006 |volume=14 |issue=02 |journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
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In 2000, Davidson received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, for lifetime achievement from the [[American Psychological Association]].<ref name="Bio2004"/> |
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''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Dr. Davidson one of the world's top 100 most influential people in a 2006 issue.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Andrew |last=Weil |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187248,00.html |title=Richard Davidson |date=April 30, 2006 |journal=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] }}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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Davidson has published many papers, chapter articles and edited 13 books.<ref name="Bio2011"/> In 2001 he was the founding [[editor-in-chief|co-editor]], with [[Klaus Scherer]], of the [[American Psychological Association]] journal; ''[[Emotion (journal)|Emotion]]''.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1037/1528-3542.1.1.3}}</ref> |
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Davidson is currently on the Editorial Board of ''Greater Good Magazine'', published by the [[Greater Good Science Center]] of the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/about/people/ |title=People |work=Greater Good |publisher=[[University of California, Berkeley]] |accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> Dr. Davidson's contributions include the interpretation of scientific research into the roots of compassion, altruism, and peaceful human relationships.<ref name="train your mind" /> |
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=== Selected publications === |
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====Papers==== |
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* {{cite doi|10.1109/MSP.2008.4431873}} |
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* {{cite doi|doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.01.010}} |
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* {{cite doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0001897}} |
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* {{cite doi|10.1016/j.tics.2008.01.005}} |
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* {{cite doi|10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138}} |
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* {{cite doi|10.1098/rstb.2004.1510}} |
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* {{cite doi|10.1097/01.PSY.0000077505.67574.E3}} |
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====Books==== |
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* {{cite book |
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|title=Consciousness, the Brain, States of Awareness, and Alternate Realities |
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|editor1-link=Daniel Goleman |
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|editor2-first=Richard J. |
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|editor2-link=Richard Davidson |
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|date=1 Jan 1979 |
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|pages=228 |
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|isbn=9780891976486 |
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|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bfmMJguPOIIC&lpg=PP1&ots=BKAZNN48xq&dq=%22Consciousness%2C%20the%20Brain%2C%20States%20of%20Awareness%2C%20and%20Alternate%20Realities%22&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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* {{cite book |
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|title=Psychobiology of Affective Development |
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|editor1-first=Nathan A. |
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|editor1-link=Nathan A. Fox |
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|editor2-first=Richard J. |
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|editor2-last=Davidson |
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|editor2-link=Richard Davidson |
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|publisher=[[Psychology Press]] |
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|date=April 1, 1984 |
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|pages=424 |
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|isbn=9780898592696 |
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|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9aKqjFG5IfUC&lpg=PP1&ots=FcpsQl8EuC&dq=%22Psychobiology%20of%20Affective%20Development%22&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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* {{cite book |
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|title=The Nature of Emotion: Fundamental Questions |
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|editor1-first=Paul |
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|editor1-last=Ekman |
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|editor1-link=Paul Ekman |
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|editor2-first=Richard J. |
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|editor2-last=Davidson |
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|editor2-link=Richard Davidson |
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|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |
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|location=[[New York]] |
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|date=December 22, 1994 |
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|pages=512 |
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|isbn=9780195089448 |
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* {{cite book |
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|title=Anxiety, Depression, and Emotion |
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|editor-first=Richard J. |
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|editor-last=Davidson |
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|editor-link=Richard Davidson |
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|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |
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|location=[[New York]] |
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|date=July 15, 2000 |
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|pages=306 |
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|isbn=9780195133585 |
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* {{cite book |
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|title=Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature |
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|editor1-first=Richard J. |
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|editor1-last=Davidson |
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|editor1-link=Richard Davidson |
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|editor2-first=Anne |
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|editor2-last=Harrington |
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|editor2-link=Anne Harrington |
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|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |
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|location=[[New York]] |
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|date=December 6, 2001 |
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|pages=288 |
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|isbn=9780195130430 |
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*{{cite book |
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|title=The Asymmetrical Brain |
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|editor1-first=Kenneth |
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|editor1-last=Hugdahi |
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|editor1-link=Kenneth Hugdahi |
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|editor2-first=Richard J. |
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|editor2-last=Davidson |
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|editor2-link=Richard Davidson |
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|publisher=[[The MIT Press]] |
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|location=[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] |
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|date=December 13, 2002 |
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|pages=732 |
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|isbn=9780262083096 |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* University of Wisconsin–Madison: |
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* Contact Details & Academic Bibliography [http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/personnel/director.html] |
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** [http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/ Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience] |
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** [http://brainimaging.waisman.wisc.edu/ Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging & Behavior] |
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** [http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/ Center for Investigating Healthy Minds] |
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* Buddha on the Brain - ''Wired Magazine'' [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.02/dalai.html] |
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* A Dialogue [http://www.morethansound.net/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=87] with [[Daniel Goleman]] |
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* Brain Storm: Richard Davidson wants you to free your will, change your brain, and take a journey to the center of your mind (a profile) [http://madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=235582] |
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* Dr. Davidson in ''Time'' magazine [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187248,00.html] |
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* Dr. Davidson in ''The New York Times'' [http://www.hnl.bcm.tmc.edu/cache/01trust.html] |
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* Kalin NH, Shelton SE, Davidson RJ. The role of the central nucleus of the amygdala in mediating fear and anxiety in the primate. ''J Neurosci''. 2004 [http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/24/24/5506] |
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* Dr. Davidson's editorial work in Greater Good Magazine [http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/current_issue/] |
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* Kalin NH, Shelton SE, Davidson RJ. Role of the Primate Orbitofrontal Cortex in Mediating Anxious Temperament. ''Biol Psychiatry''. 2007 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17643397&ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum] |
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* Video of Dr. Davidson's lecture "Implications of Scientific Research on Meditation for Spiritual Care" at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2007 [http://videos.med.wisc.edu/videoInfo.php?videoid=936] |
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* Video of Dr. Davidson's lecture "Cultivating compassion: Neuroscientific and behavioral approaches" [http://ccare.stanford.edu/node/25] |
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* [http://www.morethansound.net/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=87 A Dialogue with] [[Daniel Goleman]] |
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* [http://videos.med.wisc.edu/videoInfo.php?videoid=936 Video of Dr. Davidson's lecture "Implications of Scientific Research on Meditation for Spiritual Care" at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2007] |
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* [http://ccare.stanford.edu/content/cultivating-compassion-neuroscientific-and-behavioral-approaches-%E2%80%93-richard-j-davidson Video of Dr. Davidson's lecture "Cultivating compassion: Neuroscientific and behavioral approaches"] |
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Revision as of 17:58, 29 April 2011
Richard J. Davidson | |
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| Born | December 12, 1951 |
| Alma mater | New York University,Harvard University |
| Known for | Neurological effects of meditation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience,Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Richard J. Davidson (born December 12, 1951) is professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Early life and Education
Born in Brooklyn,[1] Richard "Ritchie" Davidson attended Midwood High School. Whilst there, between 1968-1971, he worked as a summer research assistant in the sleep laboratory at nearby Maimonides Medical Center[1] cleaning electrodes that had been affixed to subjects' bodies for sleep studies.[2]
Davidson went on to receive his B.A. in Psychology from NYU (Heights) in 1972.[1][3][4] He chose to study at Harvard University to work with Daniel Goleman and Gary Schwartz[2] and gained his Ph.D. in Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychophysiology there in 1976.[1][4] At Harvard, Davidson was mentored by David C. McClelland and was also influenced by Norman Geschwind and Walle J. H. Nauta.[2]
Career
In 1976 Davidson took a teaching post at the State University of New York at Purchase where he subsequently held several posts including research consultancies at the Department of Pediatrics, Infant Laboratory, Roosevelt Hospital, New York and the Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, NIH.[1]
In 1984 he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin at Madison[2] where he has since remained. He is currently Director for the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds,,[4]
Research
Davidson's research is focused on cortical and subcortical substrates of emotion and affective disorders, including depression and anxiety. Participants in imaging experiments include normal adults and young children, and those with, or at risk for, affective and anxiety disorders. Techniques used include quantitative electrophysiology, positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging to make inferences about patterns of regional brain function. A major focus of his current work is on interactions between prefrontal cortex and the amygdala in the regulation of emotion in both normal subjects and patients with affective and anxiety disorders.
Dr. Davidson hopes to help get out the message that based on what we know about the plasticity of the brain, we can think of things like happiness and compassion as skills that are no different from learning to play a musical instrument, or training in golf or tennis.[5] Happiness, like any skill, requires practice and time but because we know that the brain is built to change in response to mental training, it is possible to train a mind to be happy.[5]
Dr. Davidson and his collaborators have used rhesus monkeys as models of human neurophysiology and emotional response since 1992 when he and fellow UW–Madison researchers Ned H. Kalin and Steven E. Shelton published “Lateralized effects of diazepam on frontal brain electrical asymmetries in rhesus monkeys.”[6] In 2004 the same group published further results the role of the central nucleus of the amygdala in mediating fear and anxiety in the primate.[7] In 2007, Drs Kalin, Shelton & Davidson reported that experimental lesions of adolescent rhesus monkeys' orbitofrontal cortex resulted in "significantly decreased threat-induced freezing and marginally decreased fearful responses to a snake."[8]
Dr. Davidson's work with human subjects has attracted the attention of both scientific and popular press, and has been covered by Scientific American[9] and The New York Times.[10]
Research with the Dalai Lama
A longtime friend of the 14th Dalai Lama, some of his work involves research on the brain as it relates to meditation.[5] Davidson has long maintained his own daily meditation practice, and continues to communicate regularly with the Dalai Lama.
This connection has caused controversy, with some scientists criticizing Davidson for being too close to someone with an interest in the outcome of his research and others claiming that it represents an inappropriate mix of faith and science. When he invited the Dalai Lama to speak at a 2005 neuroscience conference, dozens of researchers signed a petition in protest.[11][12]
Awards and honors
In 2000, Davidson received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, for lifetime achievement from the American Psychological Association.[2]
Time magazine named Dr. Davidson one of the world's top 100 most influential people in a 2006 issue.[13]
Publications
Davidson has published many papers, chapter articles and edited 13 books.[3] In 2001 he was the founding co-editor, with Klaus Scherer, of the American Psychological Association journal; Emotion.[14]
Davidson is currently on the Editorial Board of Greater Good Magazine, published by the Greater Good Science Center of the University of California, Berkeley.[15] Dr. Davidson's contributions include the interpretation of scientific research into the roots of compassion, altruism, and peaceful human relationships.[5]
Selected publications
Papers
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Books
- Goleman, Daniel; Davidson, Richard J., eds. (1 Jan 1979). Consciousness, the Brain, States of Awareness, and Alternate Realities. p. 228. ISBN 9780891976486.
- Fox, Nathan A.; Davidson, Richard J., eds. (April 1, 1984). Psychobiology of Affective Development. Psychology Press. p. 424. ISBN 9780898592696.
- Ekman, Paul; Davidson, Richard J., eds. (December 22, 1994). The Nature of Emotion: Fundamental Questions. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780195089448.
- Davidson, Richard J., ed. (July 15, 2000). Anxiety, Depression, and Emotion. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 306. ISBN 9780195133585.
- Davidson, Richard J.; Harrington, Anne, eds. (December 6, 2001). Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780195130430.
- Hugdahi, Kenneth; Davidson, Richard J., eds. (December 13, 2002). The Asymmetrical Brain. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. p. 732. ISBN 9780262083096.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Richard J Davidson" (PDF). 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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- ^ a b "RJD CV January 11" (PDF). 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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- ^ a b c d Begley, Sharon (January 2, 2007). "Transforming the Emotional Mind". Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves. Ballantine Books. pp. 229–242. ISBN 9781400063901.
- ^ Davidson, Richard J.; Kalin, Ned H.; Shelton, Steven E. (1 September 1992). "Lateralized effects of diazepam on frontal brain electrical asymmetries in rhesus monkeys" (PDF). Biological Psychiatry. 32 (5): 438–451.
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- ^ Reiner, Peter B. (May 26, 2009). "Meditation on Demand". Scientific American.
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- ^ Foley, Ryan J. (May 15, 2010). "Scientist, Dalai Lama share research effort". AP.
- ^ Gierland, John (2006). "Wired 14.02: Buddha on the Brain". Wired. 14 (02).
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External links
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