Miller, Bansal and colleagues have found cortical thickening — associated with higher emotional satisfaction and mental health — in the brains of people who consider religion or spirituality to be personally important. The areas of thickening are highlighted above in red.
Eleanor Ford, a doctoral student in TC's clinical psychology program, is interested in teaching meditation to young children. (Photo by Heather Van Uxem Lewis)
Students in the program increasingly are involved in spiritual practices, says Lisa Miller, the program’s coordinator. (Photo by Heather Van Uxem Lewis)
Student Ariel Kor is part of the paradigm-changing research on psycho-physiology underlying spirituality. (Photo by Heather Van Uxem Lewis)