{"593822":{"#nid":"593822","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Paul Verhaeghen On Presence: The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis event is organized by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/AtlantaScienceTavern\/events\/242061913\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Tavern\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMindfulness and one of the roads to it, meditation, have become increasingly popular as a way to promote health and well-being. Meditation can create mindfulness in daily life, which becomes an ingrained habit if applied consistently--it can boost immune function; lower levels of stress, anxiety, or depression; lift affect; regulate emotion more easily; and make you happier.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this presentation, Georgia Tech Professor of Psychology \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/592844\u0022\u003EPaul Verhaeghen\u003C\/a\u003E, will give an overview of what goes on inside the brain during meditation, how it leaves telltale lasting traces in brain structure, and how it impacts important areas of life such as well-being, stress, and health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPaul\u0026#39;s most recent book on the subject,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Presence-Mindfulness-Meditation-Shape-Brain-ebook\/dp\/B06XSNK9LR\u0022\u003EPresence: How Mindfulness and Meditation Shape Your Brain, Mind, and Life\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;was released this past March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/592844\u0022\u003EPaul Verhaeghen\u003C\/a\u003E will answer some key questions: What goes on in the brain during meditation? What telltale traces does meditation leave in brain structures? How does meditation affect well-being, stress, and health?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Psychology professor will speak about the increasingly popular way to promote health and well-being."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2017-07-28 17:01:50","changed_gmt":"2017-07-28 17:01:50","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-08-26T20:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-08-26T22:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-08-26T22:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-08-27 00:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-08-27 02:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-08-27 02:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"592846":{"id":"592846","type":"image","title":"\u0022Presence\u0022 Book Cover","body":null,"created":"1497990483","gmt_created":"2017-06-20 20:28:03","changed":"1497990483","gmt_changed":"2017-06-20 20:28:03","alt":"","file":{"fid":"225971","name":"Presence Book Cover.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Presence%20Book%20Cover.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Presence%20Book%20Cover.png","mime":"image\/png","size":137486,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Presence%20Book%20Cover.png?itok=-hXsnhHU"}},"592845":{"id":"592845","type":"image","title":"Paul Verhaeghen","body":null,"created":"1497990400","gmt_created":"2017-06-20 20:26:40","changed":"1497990400","gmt_changed":"2017-06-20 20:26:40","alt":"","file":{"fid":"225970","name":"Paul Verhaeghen.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Paul%20Verhaeghen.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Paul%20Verhaeghen.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":627970,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Paul%20Verhaeghen.jpg?itok=amHLTuKd"}}},"media_ids":["592846","592845"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/592844","title":"Mindfulness is in the Moment in New Book \u201cPresence\u201d"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"118891","name":"mindfulness"},{"id":"85121","name":"meditation"},{"id":"175027","name":"Paul Verhaegen"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}