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Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Most Biomedical Research is Done on Male Animals. That’s a Public Health Problem.
Rebecca Shansky, assistant professor of psychology, was studying how rats handle stressful experiences when she noticed female rats respond differently.
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Ruiming Wang designed a fictional island where exercise and the outdoors convene in order to study how people perform on tasks that they encounter while inside the world. Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
Psychology
Making the Leap from Video Games to a Psychology Lab
Ruiming Wang designed a fictional island where exercise and the outdoors convene in order to study how people perform on tasks that they encounter while inside the world.
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. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
It’s Time To Correct Neuroscience Myths
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.
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett received the Thibaut Award.
Psychology
Lisa Barrett Honored with the 2019 Thibault Award
Dr. Barrett received the 2019 Thibault Award, chosen by UNC's graduate students.
People all over the world are throwing slices of American cheese at their unexpectant babies, filming the babies’ reactions, and posting the videos online. Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
You’re a Baby. Your Parent just Threw a Slice of Cheese at You. Now What?
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.
Graphic by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology
You Want To Manage Your Anger Better. Your Brain Wants You to Stay Alive. Here’s How You Can Do Both.
Can you discern the differences among all the subtle shades of your anger? Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how emotion and the brain are linked.
Psychology
Karen Quigley Appointed Fellow of the Association for Psychological Sciences
In December of 2018, Karen Quigley, Professor of Psychology was appointed Fellow of the Association of Psychological Sciences. Congratulations to Karen on this incredible honor!
Elizabeth Curtis, Biology ’19, pulls a sample of a beer during the brewing process at Boston Beer Company in Jamaica Plain. Photo by Tim Briggs
Biology, Psychology
The Science (and Co-ops) Behind Boston Beer
An exploration of Boston Beer Company's R&D Brewery, through the eyes of three College of Science co-ops.
Professor Lisa Feldman Barrett. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
What Made This Ted Talk One Of The Most Watched Of 2018?
A talk by Northeastern psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett about how our brains control emotions amassed more than 3 million views last year.
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Here’s how you can ‘feel better, think better, and sleep better’
Studies show that sitting too much can raise your risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. But getting up to walk around your block, dance to your favorite song, or do chores around your house could vastly improve your health and increase your brain function. That’s the message of the new physical fitness guidelines issued by the federal government […]