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Adorno Earns GEM Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering PhD
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.
April 08, 2019
What Secrets Do Ballet Dancers Hold For People With Disabilities? Or For Robots?
Dagmar Sternad is looking to ballet dancers to find answers for people with disabilities through studies of human motor control and learning.
March 29, 2019
Dr. Kevin Broadbent, Associate Teaching Professor, Biotechnology
Dr. Kevin Broadbent explains what drew him to Northeastern, while also highlighting the outstanding biotechnology department here on campus.
March 20, 2019
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.
March 08, 2019
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.
March 08, 2019
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.
February 21, 2019
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.
February 21, 2019
What Can Ballet Dancers Teach Us About Balance?
Biology Professor Dagmar Sternad takes a deeper look at the human body's ability to balance.
January 30, 2019
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.
January 16, 2019
Three seniors receive prestigious honors
Three Northeastern seniors have received prestigious scholarships or fellowships that will support their graduate studies and advance their professional careers, in the fields of women’s health, bioengineering, and diplomacy.
December 10, 2018
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 […]
November 27, 2018
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 […]
November 27, 2018
What if pictures of your brain could predict schizophrenia?
Northeastern neuroscientist Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli has found that a particular pattern of brain activity may be an early sign of schizophrenia.
November 26, 2018
This neuroscientist wants to change how we diagnose and treat mental illness
Imagine that a doctor could know which treatment would best help a patient with depression, anxiety, or some other mental illness by taking a picture of the person’s brain, not unlike the way people get an X-ray for a broken bone. That, along with early detection and intervention tools, will be in the future of clinical psychiatric practice, said Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, who started this semester as a psychology professor at Northeastern.
September 21, 2018