Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise

Antoine Lutz; Julie Brefczynski-Lewis; Tom Johnstone; Richard J. Davidson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001897

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Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise

Antoine Lutz ,

* E-mail: alutz@wisc.edu (AL); rjdavids@wisc.edu (RD)

Affiliation University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Julie Brefczynski-Lewis,

Affiliation West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Tom Johnstone,

Affiliation University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Richard J. Davidson

* E-mail: alutz@wisc.edu (AL); rjdavids@wisc.edu (RD)

Affiliation University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise

Antoine Lutz,
Julie Brefczynski-Lewis,
Tom Johnstone,
Richard J. Davidson

Published: March 26, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001897

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