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What Squid Neurons and an Octopus on Ecstasy Can Teach Us about Ourselves
Cephalopods may not look a lot like humans (for one, they have twice as many limbs), but their nervous systems bear remarkable similarities, and the size of their neurons makes them great subjects of study.
September 10, 2019
The Science of Movement
How do we move elegantly? How do we balance? Dagmar Sternad is studying ballet dancers to discover the science of movement.
July 31, 2019
The Program That's Training the Students who could Transform Cancer Treatment
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.
June 13, 2019
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.
May 31, 2019
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.
May 31, 2019
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.
May 02, 2019
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.
April 18, 2019
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.
April 18, 2019
She Met a Peruvian Midwife, and That Changed Everything
Claire Celestin, a fifth-year behavioral neuroscience student at Northeastern, is the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship.
April 10, 2019
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