HKU Bulletin May 2012 (Vol. 13 No. 2)

Cover Story The Art of Reading the Brain The brain is where our experience of the world is sensed, formed and articulated. But it is also a changeable organ, malleable to improvement through training or vulnerable to damage through disease and injury. Our researchers have been investigating the workings of the brain in meditation and communication, and pondering the philosophical meaning of our experiences of pain and suffering. 11