Skip to content
Sign in
My Account
Subscribe
Quick Links
Dear Therapist
Crossword Puzzle
Manage Subscription
Popular
Latest
Sections
Politics
Ideas
Photo
Science
Culture
Podcasts
Health
Education
Planet
Technology
Family
Projects
Business
Global
Events
Books
Fiction
Newsletter
The Atlantic Crossword
Play Crossword
The Print Edition
Latest Issue
Past Issues
Give a Gift
Search The Atlantic
Quick Links
Dear Therapist
Crossword Puzzle
Manage Subscription
Popular
Latest
Sign In
My Account
Subscribe
What does it take to overcome one of the oldest disinformation campaigns in U.S. history? Listen to the
Experiment
podcast.
Close Icon
Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, an author, and the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama.
Getty
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
A scientist and a monk compare notes on meditation, therapy, and their effects on the brain
Matthieu Ricard
and
Wolf Singer
December 17, 2017