Catherine started following the work of Bridie Andrews, Bentley University, History.
Catherine started following the work of Richard Bogartz, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Psychology.
Catherine started following the work of David Vago, Harvard Medical School, Psychiatry.
Faculty Member, Family Medicine
Director of Translational Neuroscience, Contemplative Studies Initiative
About
I use magnetoencphalography to investigate the effects of mindfulness and Tai Chi on "moment-by-moment" changes in brain dynamics related to perceptual awareness. I also collect first-person, experiential reports on the effects of meditation and Tai Chi on perceptual awareness and healing.
As a sideline, I also follow work related to the epistemology of health-science and brain science. My gist: we know a lot less than we think we know (embrace the uncertainty!)
See papers section for recent work.
http://brown.academia.edu/CatherineKerr/Papers
See coverage of my work in the media:
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/health/research/03regimens.html
Forbes (in-depth interview)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/09/09/catherine-kerr-on-the
MIT Technology Review
http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=38290
Boston FOX25 news
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/meditation-chronic-pain-2011050
In-depth interview by the Secular Buddhist podcast
http://www.thesecularbuddhist.com/episode_073.php
Contact Information
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