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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

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?

The powerful social psychology behind those ‘I voted’ stickers

The powerful social psychology behind those ‘I voted’ stickers

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?

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

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

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

Trump signed an executive order to stop separating families at the border. But what does it actually do?

Trump signed an executive order to stop separating families at the border. But what does it actually do?

Northeastern professor named president-elect for the Association of Psychological Science

Northeastern professor named president-elect for the Association of Psychological Science

Scientists have long believed humans’ physiological reaction to emotions to be uniform. This study says they’re wrong

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Scientists have long believed humans’ physiological reaction to emotions to be uniform. This study says they’re wrong

Exploring emotion in the brain
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But what role does the brain play in shaping subjective experience? Ajay Satpute, assistant professor in the College of Science, explores this puzzle through the interplay of psychology and neuroscience. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

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Exploring emotion in the brain

Why it’s so hard to make accurate predictions

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Why it’s so hard to make accurate predictions

Why ‘rage rooms’ won’t solve your anger issues

Why ‘rage rooms’ won’t solve your anger issues