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Laurel Gabard-Durnam is smiling with her hands clasped while seated for a portrait. She has brown hair and glasses.
University News

Northeastern University professor honored with prestigious American Psychological Association award

by Noah Lloyd
A woman with blonde hair in a blue grown operates a PET scanner.
University News

Next gen scanner could unlock new treatments for brain injuries

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by Erin Kayata
A surreal image of a woman in a blue shirt battling inner feelings, visualized to her left and right.
Society & Culture

Why are people crashing out? Emotional breakdowns have gone viral

by Alena Kuzub
A hardcover book titled "The Neuroscience of Language" by Jonathan E. Peelle is propped upright on a magenta-colored chair. The book cover features a dark background with colorful, abstract neural imagery and is part of the "Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology" series.
Science & Technology

Right turn and right answer, how does the brain differentiate? Northeastern professor explains in new book

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by Kate Rix
An illustration of a silhouette of a person's side profile with a brain inside them. Around them clouds are floating with people exercising on them.
Health

Changes in the brain linked to decline in physical activity due to aging, Northeastern research says

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by Tanner Stening
Psiolcybin Mushrooms growing in DC.
Health

Can psilocybin — the main element in magic mushrooms — be the key to treating head injuries?

headshot of Erin Kayata
by Erin Kayata
A person wearing over the ear headphones photographed from behind.
Science & Technology

Music can improve focus for people with ADHD. Here’s what to listen for

by Schuyler Velasco
A person sits in a car interacting with a device.
Science & Technology

Northeastern researcher to break fresh ground on brain process and group interactions

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by Patrick Daly
Two people using an MRI machine.
Science & Technology

Afraid of spiders? Heights? Public speaking? They activate different parts of the brain, Northeastern research finds

by Schuyler Velasco
Audience members gathered to listen to the Presidential speaker series.
University News

From PTSD to Parkinson’s, President Aoun and bestselling author discuss how music therapy is transforming modern medicine

by Schuyler Velasco
Emily Costa holding a microphone up to a flock of pigeons on the ground.
Science & Technology

This Northeastern graduate started a comedy podcast. It changed her science career

by Schuyler Velasco
Heather Brenhouse looking through a microscope.
Science & Technology

A biological trigger of early puberty is uncovered by Northeastern scientists

by Alena Kuzub