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‘Take breaks, but don’t disengage’; the perils of ‘doomscrolling’ when the world is on fire
For anyone who is even moderately active on social media in 2021, confronting world chaos is part of the daily routine—so much so that we’ve coined phrases to help capture the feeling of being in the digital midst of so much catastrophe: “doomscrolling.” Whether it’s climate change and the accelerating natural disasters brought on by […]
September 22, 2021
You’re with us! Disability mentoring co-op expands inclusivity
Aliyah Jackson, second-year psychology student opens up about her co-op experience at You're With Us!, and the valuable lessons it taught her.
September 20, 2021
Why a groundbreaking brain simulation machine promises new health insights
A group of researchers including psychology professor, Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, receive NSF grant to acquire a machine capable of delivering transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
September 16, 2021
Meet our new COS Faculty: Jorge Morales
This fall, Jorge Morales, PhD, joins the psychology department at the College of Science as an assistant professor. He will also hold a secondary appointment in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Morales is currently completing post-doc work at Johns Hopkins University and starting his interdisciplinary lab at Northeastern. […]
September 13, 2021
How the dark shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic is changing our brains.
Rebecca Shansky's research finds that stress during Covid-19 can change the way the human brain works.
August 30, 2021
You can’t determine emotion from someone’s facial movements and neither can AI.
Distinguished Psychology Professor, Lisa Feldman Barrett's newest study finds that human emotions cannot be determined by facial expressions alone, they must rely on context.
August 20, 2021
Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.
Timothy Morris did not anticipate he would become an academic, but his career path led him to the position he now loves: postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern. Morris recounts his research journey, the significance of his current work, and why academia at Northeastern is his calling.
April 30, 2021
These scientists want to make your brain enjoy broccoli
Neurogastronomy aims to help junk food addicts, cancer survivors, and COVID-19 patients.
March 31, 2021
Why Don’t Drugs Work As Well For Women? They’re Tested On Male Mice
After decades of research, scientists have developed countless therapeutics to improve human health. But they’ve also created a problem. Many of these drugs don’t work as well for half of the population—that is, the female half. Women are also more often misdiagnosed for a variety of ailments, including stroke and ADHD. The root of this […]
March 09, 2021
The Pursuit of Happiness (and Other Emotions): Using AI to Redefine Assumptions in Affective Science
Researchers in Northeastern’s PEN group use machine learning analysis to question the assumption that commonly used emotion words have biological meaning in a recent paper.
February 07, 2021
College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Psychology & Neuroscience
Hear from Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology. Professor Barrett, among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world, will discuss her groundbreaking research in psychology and neuroscience and how the human brain, in continual conversation with the human body and the world, regulates the body and creates mental events, such as episodes of…
January 18, 2021
Here’s Why We Need a PSA for the COVID-19 Vaccine
As COVID-19 vaccines begin making their way from science labs to doctors’ offices, three former U.S. presidents—Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama—have said they’re willing to get their shots on camera in order to encourage skeptical Americans to do the same. The move is “a good first step,” says psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett, but a broader, […]
December 16, 2020
Your Brain Is the World’s Most Proficient Accountant. Here’s How.
Lisa Feldman Barrett, distinguished professor of psychology, has a new book out.
December 01, 2020
Faculty Research Talks: Sex Differences in Fearful Behavior with Rebecca Shansky
Hear from Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, and Peter Bex, Chair of the Psychology Department, introduced Professor Shansky to speak about her revolutionary research in how sex affects brain structure and function.
November 30, 2020