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Illustration of a child's head in profile, with a road inside the brain leading to a cyclist navigating a stop sign and a directional arrow, flanked by heart rate lines, representing the link between physical fitness and cognitive control.
Health

Aerobic fitness may be a teller of some brain health, study suggests

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Arts & Entertainment

Why is Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ striking a chord?

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Science & Technology

Researchers expand the representation of women in medical research

by Noah Lloyd
A pair of gloved hands holds a glass sample that contains thin slices of rat brains.
Science & Technology

Pregnant? Researchers discover that it may decrease your ‘fear memory’

by Noah Lloyd
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Arts & Entertainment

With ‘Shrinking,’ therapy is mainstream. Is that a good thing?

by Cody Mello-Klein
Two people look inside of an MRI machine. A pink light shines inside.
Science & Technology

How brain scan ‘caricatures’ could lead to better treatment outcomes

by Noah Lloyd
A group of women perform yoga in a park outdoors, each in the same pose, standing with their left arm extended overhead. The sun shine down from the top of the image.
Lifestyle

Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try 10 minutes of exercise

by Noah Lloyd
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University News

Northeastern University professor honored with prestigious American Psychological Association award

by Noah Lloyd
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Society & Culture

 Why Annabelle, Chucky and dolls in general creep us out

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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University News

Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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by Kate Rix
Flashcards spread out across a table as two people sit on either side of it, one with hands clasped, the other with hands resting naturally in front of them. Only their hands are visible and not the rest of their bodies.
Science & Technology

Is all learning ‘incidental’? Northeastern professor says that we ‘trick’ our brains into learning

by Noah Lloyd
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Society & Culture

This psychologist says we need to be more comfortable with not knowing the answer in therapy

by Cody Mello-Klein