Cognitive, Affective and Behavior Neuroscience
A Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) belonging to the section "Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 1108
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled Cognitive, Affective and Behavior Neuroscience, seeks to expand our general understanding of the neuro-behavioral and theoretical underpinnings of human cognition. More specifically, it endeavors to advance our knowledge of how neural systems—from macro to micro levels—predict and otherwise explain key facets of human thought, behavior, and complex information processing. Articles focusing on neuroimaging (EEG, fMRI, PET), computational simulations, models of neural circuits, and dynamic systems are requested, particularly those addressing outstanding problems in one or more areas of cognition. The main areas of research shall include, but are by no means limited to, learning and memory, perceptive and productive language, multisensory integration, speech perception and production, configural processing, and vision. Articles focusing specifically on Bayesian information processing, robotics and A.I. will be considered on a case-by-case basis if research outcomes can be directly tied to empirical findings relevant to behavior.
Research areas could include (although they are not limited to) the following:
- Cognitive neuroimaging (EEG, fMRI, PET, etc.);
- Computational simulations of neural systems related to: speech, language, vision, etc.;
- Multisensory integration;
- Correspondence between neural circuits and human behavior;
- Advances in statistical models and their ability to explain key facets of human behavior.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Nicholas Altieri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- perception
- cognition
- behavior
- information processing
- cognitive modeling
- neuroimaging
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