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What’s the link between prediction and pleasure? She’s scanning brains to find out.

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What’s the link between prediction and pleasure? She’s scanning brains to find out.

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5 things you can do so finals week doesn’t stress you out

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5 things you can do so finals week doesn’t stress you out

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Humans can’t accept that we have innate knowledge because we’re biased against the idea
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Humans can’t accept that we have innate knowledge because we’re biased against the idea

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Purchases made when customers are angry are more likely to satisfy them, Northeastern University research shows
New research shows that angry customers stick to their goals, which “can actually lead them to make better decisions, easier decisions, and more satisfying decisions,” says Alexander DePaoli, an associate teaching professor of marketing at Northeastern who co-authored the research.

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Purchases made when customers are angry are more likely to satisfy them, Northeastern University research shows

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What people with musical anhedonia might tell us about social interaction

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What people with musical anhedonia might tell us about social interaction

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Northeastern University psychology professor says Mr. Ratburn’s gay wedding on Arthur provides parent and children an opportunity to discuss race, sexuality, and love

Northeastern University psychology professor says Mr. Ratburn’s gay wedding on Arthur provides parent and children an opportunity to discuss race, sexuality, and love

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Learning that Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump lied doesn’t change supporters’ opinions of them, study finds

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Learning that Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump lied doesn’t change supporters’ opinions of them, study finds

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How does the cheese challenge on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook affect a baby’s developing brain?
An Illustration of a baby with cheese getting thrown on its face.

How does the cheese challenge on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook affect a baby’s developing brain?

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The powerful social psychology behind those ‘I voted’ stickers

The powerful social psychology behind those ‘I voted’ stickers

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What if people from different cultures and economic backgrounds have different brain wiring?

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What if people from different cultures and economic backgrounds have different brain wiring?

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The curious case of the people who can control their goosebumps

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The curious case of the people who can control their goosebumps

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How good is your therapist? This machine will tell you.

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How good is your therapist? This machine will tell you.

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