Embodied Happiness: The Practical Neuroscience Of Positive Emotions The Anat Baniel Center September 28, 2013 Rick Hanson, Ph.D. The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom 1 WiseBrain.org RickHanson.net Topics  Using the mind to change the brain  Why it’s good to feel good  The negativity bias  Taking in the good  Healing old pain  Taking the fruit as the path 2 Using the Mind to Change the Brain 3 [People] ought to know that from nothing else but the brain come joys, delights, laughter and sports, and sorrows, griefs, despondency, and lamentations. Hippocrates 44 5 Mental activity entails underlying neural activity. 6 Key Brain Areas for Consciousness (adapted from) M. T. Alkire et al., Science 322, 876-880 (2008) 7 The Rewards of Love 8 Ardent, Diligent, Resolute, and Mindful 9 Repeated mental activity entails repeated neural activity. Repeated neural activity builds neural structure. 10