Dr. Judson Brewer, MD, PhD

Dr. Judson Brewer, MD, PhD ("Dr. Jud") is a world-renowned neuroscientist, psychiatrist, New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety and The Craving Mind, and Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University Mindfulness Center. His clinical research pioneers the intersection of mindfulness, neuroscience, and habit change.

Core Practice Methodologies & Modalities

• Neuro-Behavioral Habit Loop Mapping: Deconstructing anxiety, craving, and worry as learned habit loops stored in the brain's default mode network.
• Mindfulness-Based Habit Interventions: Replacing unhelpful anxiety habits with curious, non-judgmental present-moment awareness.
• fMRI & EEG Brain Imaging Research: Studying how silent meditation quietens the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC).

Specialized Areas & Client Benefits

• Overcoming anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive overthinking, emotional eating, and addiction.
• Creator of clinical digital therapeutics including Unwinding Anxiety, Eat Right Now, and Craving to Quit.
• Popular TED speaker with over 16+ million views ("A simple way to break a bad habit").