Sara W. Lazar

Mar 11, 2024 | nature.com | Sara W. Lazar |Elizabeth Phelps |Joseph LeDoux

AbstractDetecting and responding to threat engages several neural nodes including the amygdala, hippocampus, insular cortex, and medial prefrontal cortices. Recent propositions call for the integration of more distributed neural nodes that process sensory and cognitive facets related to threat. Integrative, sensitive, and reproducible distributed neural decoders for the detection and response to threat and safety have yet to be established.

May 24, 2023 | community.thriveglobal.com | Sara W. Lazar

Dr. Sara Lazar is an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, where sheHOW CAN WE DEFINE MINDFULNESS? conducts groundbreaking research on the impact of meditation, yoga, and mindfulness on ourbrains. She is also a TEDx speaker and author, with her work featuring in top media outletsWHAT HAPPENS IN OUR BRAIN WHEN WE MEDITATE AND WHY THIS IS SIGNIFICANT? such as CNN and the Boston Museum of Science.