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A screen capture from the movie 'Split'.
Health

What is dissociative identity disorder? Psychologist explains the reality behind the condition that Hollywood has turned into fantasy

by Cody Mello-Klein

‘Digital phenotyping’ project studying social media’s effects on adolescents expands to include character development

NGN Research
by Noah Lloyd

Reality’s how we relate to it: Distinguished professor speaks at prestigious philosophy of mind lecture series

NGN Research
by Noah Lloyd
Blue swirls surround three heads held by green-colored hands over a grey background.
Science & Technology

Our brains trick us into thinking consciousness can reside outside the body, new Northeastern research proves

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A screen capture of a character experiencing pain in Stranger Things.
Arts & Entertainment

Does Hollywood have a pain problem? Researchers study Netflix and find that depictions of adolescent pain in TV and movies could be reinforcing stereotypes

by Cody Mello-Klein
Dave DeSteno and Francis Collins speaking into microphones on stage in front of a screen that says 'How God Works' on it.
Society & Culture

Science and religion can get along, says former director of the National Institutes of Health

by Cody Mello-Klein
David Chatson throwing pottery on a wheel at the Create Art in Community studio.
Arts & Entertainment

Can pottery be therapy? This psychology student thinks so.

by Schuyler Velasco
Screen capture of Kate Middleton's announcement with her sitting on a bench in a garden wearing jeans and a striped shirt.
World News

Kate Middleton’s cancer ‘hard to pinpoint’ but announcement is ‘truly a public service.’ It may motivate others to get screened, experts say

Headshot of Cyrus Moulton
by Cyrus Moulton
A person walks in the middle of two kids outside on a sunny day.
University News

Laurie Kramer makes a career of helping kids get along

by Ian Thomsen
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Business

Contest-winning entrepreneurs want to introduce beauty supply vending machines for Black hair

by Alena Kuzub
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Society & Culture

How not to talk about politics and wars. Northeastern psychologist offers advice to survive the holidays

by Ian Thomsen
Silhouette of a person at sunset sitting cross legged with their hands resting in their lap, thumb and index fingers pressed together and palms upwards in Gyan mudra.
Health

 Mindfulness meditation can help cure the teen mental health crisis, research shows

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert