by Darold A. Treffert | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
On a warm summer night in June of 1980, Leslie Lemke gave a piano concert in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. That concert was my introduction to an extraordinary man and his surprising talent. Leslie’s talent stems from a rare but remarkable condition called savant syndrome...
by Barry Radler | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
University of Wisconsin–Madison psychology professor Richard Davidson’s recent book, The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live—and How You Can Change Them (co-authored with veteran science writer Sharon Begley),...
by Richard Davidson | Apr 3, 2012 | Videos
Richard Davidson appears in his first public talk in Madison connected with his new book, The Emotional Life of Your Brain, co-authored with Sharon Begley. The brain-research pioneer and Wisconsin Academy Fellow offers a new model for our emotions: their origins,...
by Richard Davidson | Sep 15, 2009 | Videos
Richard Davidson, Wisconsin Academy Fellow and William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at UW-Madison, discusses how the development of certain positive human qualities may foster not only greater personal happiness but change the way we...
