On June 5, 2008, technician Andy Francis (left with eyeglasses) and associate scientist and co-principal investigator Antoine Lutz (right) outfit Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (seated) with a 128-channel geodesic sensor net in preparation for conducting an electroencephalography (EEG) test at the EEG facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Richard J. Davidson that monitors a subject's brain waves during various forms of meditation including compassion meditation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

Wearing a 128-channel geodesic sensor net, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard sits in a soundproof room and talks with Richard J. Davidson (right) before participating in an electroencephalography (EEG) test at the EEG facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 5, 2008. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Davidson that monitors a subject's brain waves during various forms of meditation including compassion meditation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

Wearing a 128-channel geodesic sensor net, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard sits in a soundproof room and prepares for an electroencephalography (EEG) test at the EEG facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 5, 2008. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Richard J. Davidson that monitors a subject's brain waves during various forms of meditation including compassion meditation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

A computer monitor displays data being recorded during an electroencephalography (EEG) test conducted with Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard at the EEG facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 5, 2008. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Davidson that monitors a subject's brain waves during various forms of meditation including compassion meditation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

Left to right, associate scientist and co-principal investigator Antoine Lutz, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard and Richard J. Davidson are pictured before Ricard participates in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) test at the MRI facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 4, 2008. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Davidson that monitors a subject's brain activity and the impact of meditation on pain regulation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

Technician Michael Anderle (left with eyeglasses) and co-principal investigators Richard J. Davidson (center wearing jacket) and Antoine Lutz (right) prepare Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard for a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) test at the MRI facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 4, 2008. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Davidson that monitors a subject's brain activity and the impact of meditation on pain regulation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

A computer monitor displays graphic renderings of Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard's brain as Ricard participates in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) test at the MRI facility in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 4, 2008. Ricard is a longtime participant in an ongoing research study led by Richard J. Davidson that monitors a subject's brain activity and the impact of meditation on pain regulation. Davidson is director of the Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior (WLBIB) and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Image credit: Jeff Miller Photo date: June 2008

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