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Rick Hanson, PhD, is a neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain, which has been published in twenty languages. He is founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and an Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and meditation centers worldwide, and lives with his family in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. For many resources freely offered, visit www.rickhanson.net.