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Even short breaks can help us perform at our best. In one example, William S. Helton, PhD, a professor of human factors and applied cognition at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and colleagues showed that short breaks can improve attention.

On an episode about working memory and interruptions, Melissa Scheldrup, MA Psychology ’14 ran the host through a Mason experiment using a video game and electric current stimulation.

The multidisciplinary program at Mason provides Latino communities with affordable, easy to prepare and culturally appropriate ideas for meals.

"Leadership is the byproduct of our interaction during operations," is what Lawrence Minnis boldly declares at the top of his LinkedIn profile. For Minnis, a second year PhD student in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience at George Mason University, leadership is primal, a fundamental part of human social interaction.

Melissa Smith received the Evelyn Kamen Rising Star Award for her dedication to continuing to live the FIRST ethos in a way that is inspiring the next generation of FIRST participants. Smith is a senior user experience researcher at Google, working on improving the YouTube video-watching experience

In the new paper, Dr. Rottenberg and his co-authors, Todd Kashdan and David Disabato of George Mason University, and Andrew Devendorf of the University of South Florida, argue that the effort to understand how people recover from depression is stunted by the kind of evidence available.

A look at 'shame' from a clinical psychologists' perspective on the Kavanaugh case. June takes a look at and explains that "shame is a central feeling, sexuality is a central piece of identity, which may be why sexual assault survivors feel shame so profoundly."

Dr. John Riskind has co-authored a book on anxiety with Dr. Neil Rector, the first published volume dedicated to the model of looming vulnerability.

Dr. Robyn Mehlenbeck, director of Mason’s Center for Psychological Services received funding for two projects that will support the needs of veterans, as well as Mason athletics, over the next year.

Todd Kashdan, Pat McKnight, and Melissa Stiksma come together and are featured on TIME Health regarding the benefits of having a healthy and sexually active lifestyle.