Toward a Biology of Positive Affect and Compassion

Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Davidson, Richard J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Meditation; Outlook; Science; Self discovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 85081881317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130430.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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