Watch Segment. Amishi discussed the neural effects of mindfulness training in a CBS evening news segment on mindfulness training initiatives at UM and in South Florida.

Left: Col(P) Piatt, Mrs. Piatt, Mrs. Brown, MG Brown, Amishi, BG James. Right: Doughboy “Follow Me Statue.”

Recent Marine findings were presented on the topic of “Optimizing Warrior Attention with Mindfulness Training” at the Maneuver Center for Excellence Conference at Fort Benning, GA.

Construction is underway on the Neuroscience building, which will have facilities for fMRI, EEG/ERP, and will serve as a collaborative workspace for the University of Miami Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative (MRPI).

The Jha Lab has received a $900k grant from the US Dept. of the Army to investigate mindfulness training in ROTC cadets. In addition, we have received a grant from the 1440 Foundation to investigate the benefits of mindfulness training for military spouses with collaborator Margaret Cullen.

The UMass Medical School, Center for Mindfulness John & Tussi Kluge Research Symposium at the Center for Mindfulness Conference in Norwood, MA, was co-chaired by Amishi and Philippe Goldin, also featuring presentations by Drs. Zindel Segal, Fadel Zeidan, and Katherine MacLean. Amishi presented on “Embodiment of Mindfulness: Neuroscience and Clinical Perspectives.”

A Special Research Topics issue on the “Neural Effects of Mindfulness/Contemplative Training” in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience was recently guest-edited by Amishi. To access the articles, visit here and click “Articles.”

The Commandant of the US Army Infantry School, Col. Walter Piatt, visited the Jha Lab to discuss our work on the neurobehavioral effects of mindfulness.

Left: Amishi overviews EEG recording with Goldie, as Research Assistant Suzanne Parker serves as the participant. Right: Cristina Garcia, Goldie Hawn, Justin Dainer-Best, Amishi Jha, Dean of UM Miller School of Medicine Pascal Goldschmidt, & Psychology Chair Rod Wellens. Photo Credit Byron Maldonado.

Goldie Hawn recently visited the Jha Lab to discuss research collaborations between our lab and the Hawn Foundation. Amishi is a scientific adviser for the Hawn Foundation, founded by Goldie to help cultivate mindful attention and optimism in children. The meeting focused on the Jha lab’s work on the cognitive neuroscience of mindfulness training and fruitful avenues for future research with the Hawn Foundation. Read more from UM.

Amishi briefed BG Cornum, director of the US Army’s Comprehensive Fitness Program on the Jha Lab’s ongoing work on the impact of deployment cycle stress on working memory and the effects of Mindfulness Training. Learn more about the Jha Lab’s work in military cohorts here.