The “Behavioral Neuroscience” Section of the journal Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) reports advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying behavior. This Section publishes articles with major insights into the neural mechanisms of animal and human behavior, from early development to senescence, and highly welcomes articles studying the interplay between behavior and its neurobiological basis, from behavioral to neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies. This Section also publishes studies in psychophysiology (both human and animal). Integrative and translational approaches are appreciated.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to their full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2023, listed below.

1. “Cognitive Performance in Short Sleep Young Adults with Different Physical Activity Levels: A Cross-Sectional fNIRS Study”
by Yanwei You, Jianxiu Liu, Dizhi Wang, Yingyao Fu, Ruidong Liu and Xindong Ma
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(2), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020171
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/171

2. “The Role of Serotonin in Fear Learning and Memory: A Systematic Review of Human Studies”
by Francesco Tortora, Abed L. Hadipour, Simone Battaglia, Alessandra Falzone, Alessio Avenanti and Carmelo M. Vicario
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(8), 1197; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13081197
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/8/1197

3. “Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia in Adolescence: Implications for Mental Health”
by Sara Uccella, Ramona Cordani, Federico Salfi, Maurizio Gorgoni, Serena Scarpelli, Angelo Gemignani, Pierre Alexis Geoffroy, Luigi De Gennaro, Laura Palagini, Michele Ferrara et al.
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(4), 569; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040569
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/4/569

4. “Exploring the Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review”
by Leslie W. Johnson and Isabella Diaz
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(5), 707; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13050707
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/5/707