MA in Psychology - Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience in Fairfax United States | George Mason University

The program emphasizes translational neuroscience, combining research on neural systems in both humans and animals to apply findings from animal studies to human behavior. Applicants are encouraged to explore faculty webpages for detailed information. This specialization examines the biological foundations of behavior.

Our Core and affiliated faculty investigate diverse topics including: Behavioral development's neural regulation, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) across species, animal models for learning and memory, metal involvement in Alzheimer's and TBI, brain mechanisms underlying human error, decision-making, motion, and spatiotemporal perception, connections between neural activity and human performance, and Social Neuroscience.