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The Science of Movement
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology
How do we move elegantly? How do we balance? Dagmar Sternad is studying ballet dancers to discover the science of movement.
The Program That’s Training the Students who could Transform Cancer Treatment
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology
Northeastern graduates work at the upstart company Outcomes4Me, where they’re developing a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer.
Most Biomedical Research is Done on Male Animals. That’s a Public Health Problem.
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Rebecca Shansky, assistant professor of psychology, was studying how rats handle stressful experiences when she noticed female rats respond differently.
Adorno Earns GEM Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering PhD
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology
Jonathan Adorno COS’19 came to Northeastern as a Torch Scholar, thinking he wanted to be a doctor. Now that he is preparing to graduate, he still wants to spend his career doing work that helps people with diseases such as cancer—but in the research laboratory.
It’s Time To Correct Neuroscience Myths
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychology professor at Northeastern who has been awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship, finds misinformation and myths about the brain everywhere. So she’s setting the record straight in a new book.
She Met a Peruvian Midwife, and That Changed Everything
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology
Claire Celestin, a fifth-year behavioral neuroscience student at Northeastern, is the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship.
Adorno Earns GEM Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering PhD
Behavioral Neuroscience
Jonathan Adorno COS’19 came to Northeastern as a Torch Scholar, thinking he wanted to be a doctor. Now that he is preparing to graduate, he still wants to spend his career doing work that helps people with diseases such as cancer—but in the research laboratory rather than the exam room.
What Secrets Do Ballet Dancers Hold For People With Disabilities? Or For Robots?
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Physics
Dagmar Sternad is looking to ballet dancers to find answers for people with disabilities through studies of human motor control and learning.
Dr. Kevin Broadbent, Associate Teaching Professor, Biotechnology
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Dr. Kevin Broadbent explains what drew him to Northeastern, while also highlighting the outstanding biotechnology department here on campus.
You’re a Baby. Your Parent just Threw a Slice of Cheese at You. Now What?
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
People all over the world are throwing slices of American cheese (which are pretty sticky, it turns out) at their unsuspecting babies, filming the babies’ reactions, and posting the videos online. But their reactions are to the sensations they are feeling, not to what just happened.