How social media affects development of young people and the brain By Natalie Seow UA’22 and Jim Stellar In the age of globalization, connectivity through social media can somehow bring us closer to ourselves. People are now given an opportunity … Continued
3/1/24 1070 words What happens when you graduate in December and look for experiences to help shape your career thinking? By Molly Mann UA’23 and Jim Stellar Molly was one of my best students as a psychology major and we … Continued
Closer to the Professional Setting By Christina Testa UA’23, 25 and Jim Stellar CT is in her second semester of her 2-year MPH degree program in Public Health in Epidemiology, and she is feeling the development of professionalism. This is … Continued
Social Welfare is Very Much Societal Cognitive-Emotional Integration By Dani Mills UA’24 and Jim Stellar DM just applied to be a Social Welfare graduate student after taking JS’ course in How the Brain decides. She is interested in how social … Continued
I am about to graduate. Now what? By Paige Shellhammer UA’24 and Jim Stellar PS is facing a similar dilemma for soon-to-be college graduates. For them, this dilemma is relevant to their mentors, and JS and PS have developed that … Continued
What I did with my freshman summer By Netanya Weiss US’26 and Jim Stellar Netanya, we met in Freshman Seminar designed to help students transition to college. I was pleased to learn that you did an internship over your freshman … Continued
ADHD – brain structure and function – a focus on emotions and the amygdala By Sophia DiLavore and Jim Stellar ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a neuropsychiatric disorder that causes inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and motor restlessness. ADHD is often … Continued
A Means to An End – Trauma and the Power of Neuroplasticity By Ana Ceclia Duarte and Jim Stellar We met first at Northeastern when JS had a neuroscience research laboratory and ACD worked in it as an undergraduate. … Continued
How does ChatGPT change teaching in college? A view from the brain and the teaching of Psychology 101. By Arun Venkitanarayanan UA’26 and Jim Stellar This issue popped into our thinking last spring when AV took an introductory psychology course … Continued
“Vibration,” the click, and Emotional intelligence By Téa Stjepanovic and Jim Stellar When we first met to discuss this concept, the idea of vibration emerged as a metaphor for resonance between people or their connection. And we thought of emotional … Continued