[Buddha-l] neuroscience: neural plasticity

[Joy Vriens]

Hi Chris,

>> In May 2001, in a laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, a Tibetan  
>> Buddhist monk donned a cap studded with hundreds of sensors that were 
>> connected to a state-of-the-art EEG, a brain-scanning device capable  
>> of recording changes in his brain with speed and precision. When the  
>> monk began meditating in a way that was designed to generate compassion,  
>> the sensors registered a dramatic shift to a state of great joy. "The  
>> very act of concern for others' well-being, it seems, creates a greater  
>> state of well-being within oneself," writes bestselling author Goleman." 
 
>Is the study referred to in Goleman's book the one Matthieu Ricard  
> was involved in? 

I think so. The above was quoted from a link Steve referred to http://snipurl.com/1mpb7 (one of the reviews)