Neurological and Cognitive Changes in Aging
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cognition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 November 2026 | Viewed by 110
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neurocognitive aging; neuroimaging (fNIRS; fMRI); brain stimulation (rTMS; iTBS); functional connectivity; brain–behavior relationships; cognitive decline; neurovascular coupling in aging; cardiovascular influences on cognitive function
Interests: cognitive neuroscience; cognitive and motor ageing; neurodegeneration; neuroplasticity; functional magnetic resonnance imaging (fMRI); functional near infra-red spectroscopy (fNIRS); transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); eye tracking
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global population is aging rapidly, highlighting the need to better understand how neurological and cognitive processes change across the lifespan. This Special Issue aims to bring together research that advances our current knowledge of the neural mechanisms, biomarkers, and functional outcomes associated with cognitive aging, spanning healthy aging as well as the early and pre-clinical stages of cognitive decline. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions using behavioral, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, physiological, and intervention-based approaches to characterize age-related changes in brain structure and function and to identify factors that promote/predict cognitive resilience or vulnerability. This includes submissions employing either cross‑sectional and longitudinal research designs that advance our understanding of neurological and cognitive changes across the aging continuum.
In addition to neural processes, submissions examining cardiovascular, metabolic, autonomic, and other systemic influences on brain function and cognition are encouraged. Studies employing ecologically valid or naturalistic paradigms are also welcome as complimentary approaches for understanding how neural changes relate to everyday cognitive functioning, alongside traditional laboratory-based methods. Collectively, this Special Issue seeks to highlight recent advances and inform future directions in neurocognitive aging with both fundamental and translational relevance.
Dr. Claudia Gonzalez
Prof. Dr. Melanie Burke
Dr. Jodie Gawryluk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurocognitive aging
- cognitive aging
- cardiovascular health
- neuroimaging
- biomarkers
- resilience
- risk factor
- mild cognitive impairment
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