Conference Materials
Buddha’s Brain:
Neuroplasticity and Meditation
Richard Davidson, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Meditation and the Neuroscience of
Consciousness: An Introduction
John Dunne, Ph.D., Religious Studies, Emory University
Richard Davidson, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Realizing the unreal: Dharmakı¯rti’s theory of yogic
perception
John Dunne, Ph.D., Religious Studies, Emory University
Asian Perspectives: Indian Theories
of Mind
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., Stanford University/McGill University
Compassion Cultivation Protocol
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., Stanford University/McGill University
Altruism in Experiments
Jim Andreoni, Ph. D., University of California, San Diego
Palgrave on Charitable Giving
Jim Andreoni, Ph. D., University of California, San Diego
Economics of Philanthropy
Jim Andreoni, Ph. D., University of California, San Diego
Spontaneous Altruism by Chimpanzees
and Young Children
Felix Warneken, Ph. D., Psychology, Max Planck Institute
Attention Regulation and Monitoring in Mediation
Richard Davidson, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Dharmakīrti’s Apoha-theory of Concept Formation: Some Key Features
John Dunne, Ph.D., Religious Studies, Emory University
Compassion
Wendy Farley, Ph. D., Religious Studies, Emory University
Consciousness and Emotion
Owen Flanagan, Ph.D., Philosophy, Duke University
What does the Modularity of Morals have to do with Ethics?
Owen Flanagan, Ph.D., Philosophy, Duke University
Neural Responses to Taxation and Voluntary Giving Reveal Motives for Charitable Donations
Ulrich Mayr, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Oregon
The social neuroscience of empathy
Tania Singer, Ph.D., Neuroscience, Zurich University
Prosocial Development
Tracy Spinrad, Ph.D. Psychology, Arizona State University

