Cognitive, Emotional, and Psychological Changes in Healthy and Pathological Aging

Dear Colleagues,

Aging is a multifaced process, reshaping cognitive and emotion-motivational functioning and consequently affecting people’s psychological and social life. Older adults face both losses and gains, and the path toward successful aging remains to be fully uncovered. Clinical conditions common in this phase of life, such as cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s diseases, are a challenge for the individual, the caregivers, and society as a whole.

This Special Issue aims to bring together empirical evidence and foster advancements in theoretical reflections on the changes and challenges characterizing aging. Considering the complexity of the topic, a multidisciplinary approach is needed. The Special Issue aims to provide an opportunity for scientists from different fields—including psychology, neurobiology, cognitive sciences, and social sciences—to discuss innovative findings and research progress in age-related psychological and behavioral changes. From basic research in the laboratory to clinical trials and intervention programs in the community, our purpose is to gather recent findings on healthy and pathological aging.

Researchers using various methods—including behavioral experiments, neuroimaging studies, implicit measures (mouse- and eye-tracking), computer simulation, and neuropsychological assessment tools—are invited to contribute with original empirical articles. We are open to replication studies and negative/null results from studies conforming to rigorous methodological and statistical standards that help to advance scientific knowledge. Meta-analyses and theoretical reviews offering relevant insight into state-of-the-art knowledge and suggesting future avenues are also welcome.

Dr. Irene Ceccato
Dr. Rocco Palumbo
Dr. Alessia Rosi
Dr. Adolfo Di Crosta
Dr. Pasquale La Malva
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Behavioral Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Dr. Irene Ceccato
Dr. Rocco Palumbo
Dr. Alessia Rosi
Dr. Adolfo Di Crosta
Dr. Pasquale La Malva
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Behavioral Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.