Mathieu Ricard is a buddhist monk working on research on happiness. Measurements of his brain show that he has above normal activity in his left frontal cortex, a zone associated with positive emotions. He speaks at Google about happiness, and how meditation can affect positive thoughts. Although the first half may be a bit dull, in the second half he presents research results on the effect of meditation on positive thoughts. Worth a good look.

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