UW-Madison researchers will begin tests on a mind-training program that would provide a drug-free alternative to treat children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or high-functioning autism.
The research will be done through the UW-Madison Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. Support for the project will come through a $550,000, three-year grant fund established by the Mind Matter Research Foundation and the Human Energy System Alliance.
Researchers will focus on children between ages 10 and 12, and will attempt to find how brain systems work in the minds of children with ADHD and autism.
The second step in the program is to develop a model for children to seek conscious control of the pathways in their brain.
The Center for Investigating Health Minds studies how meditation can be used as a tool to positively affect the mind. Research at the center focuses on how meditation affects the mind's behavior.
