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Free the Mind

(Free the Mind)
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Original Title : Free the Mind
Time : 80 Min
Genre : Documentary, Adventure
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2012
Director : Phie Ambo
Writer : Phie Ambo
Producer : Kaarle Aho, Sigrid Dyekjær, Nina Leidersdorff
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : Denmark, Finland, Australia, Sweden, Netherlands, United States, Germany
Original Language : English
About : In 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and anxiety to the study of compassion and kindness, ...See moreIn 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and anxiety to the study of compassion and kindness, those qualities cultivated by Tibetan meditation practice. The results of Davidson's studies at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, are portrayed in Free the Mind as they are applied to treating PTSD in returning Iraqi vets and children with ADHD. The film poses two fundamental questions: What really is consciousness, and how does it manifest in the brain and body? And is it possible to physically change the brain solely through mental practices? Written by Production See less Read more: Plot summary

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