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MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2022 in biology and life sciences. The winners were selected by the journals’ Award Evaluation Committee.

We warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Agriculture:

• Thomas Hartinger, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria

Agronomy:

• Leontina Lipan, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain

Animals:

• Daniel Stec, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Brain Sciences:

• Dibyadeep Datta, Yale Medical School, USA
• Giacomo Valle, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Morgan H. James, Rutgers University, USA

Foods:

• Xiaonan Lu, McGill University, Canada

Genes:

• Alfredo Iacoangeli, King's College London, UK
• Elisa De Franco, University of Exeter, UK
• Riccardo Pecori, German Cancer Research Center, Germany
• Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

Horticulturae:

• Massimiliano Renna, University of Bari Aldo Moro at Bari, Italy

Insects:

• Adam G. Dolezal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

Microorganisms:

• Carla Rodrigues, Institut Pasteur, France
• Lorena Rodriguez-Rubio, University of Barcelona, Spain
• Kevin Solomon, University of Delaware, USA

Nutrients:

• Colleen Deane, University of Southampton, UK

Toxins:

• Paz Otero Fuertes, University of Vigo, Spain

Pathogens:

• Marta Giovanetti, National Reference Laboratory of Flavivirus in the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
• Carrie M. Long, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), USA

Vaccines:

• Carina Joe, University of Oxford, UK

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

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We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in biology and life sciences for their outstanding presentations.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the 2022 Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success in their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Brain Sciences:

• Liloia Donato, University of Turin, Italy
• Roberta Bettoni, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy

Diversity:

• Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

IJMS:

• Carlo Matera, University of Milan, Italy
• Elisabetta Coppi, University of Florence, Italy
• Ilaria Tonazzini, Nanoscience Institute—National Research Council (CNR) @ NEST in Pisa, Italy

MPs:

• Pere Catala, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands

Sports:

• Angela Blasimann, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Angelo Sabag, Western Sydney University, Australia

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when generously dedicating their time to reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2022 in biology and life sciences for their outstanding contributions, among extensive competition, by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievements. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Agronomy:

• Ewa Ropelewska, The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Poland
• Marek Rašovský, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
• Prakash Jha, Kansas State University, USA
• Vasileios Greveniotis, Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, Greece

Biology:

• Alberto Collareta, University of Pisa, Italy
• Francisco Curate, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Gianpiero Greco, University of Study of Bari, Italy
• Luca Poli, University of Study of Bari, Italy
• Shaohua Chen, South China Agricultural University, China

Brain Sciences:

• Chong Chen, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Children:

• Marco Sapienza, University of Catania, Italy
• Sabina Barrios-Fernández, University of Extremadura, Spain

Diversity:

• Corrado Battisti, Torre Flavia LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) Station, Italy
• Daniel Stec, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Emilia Grzędzicka, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Igor Zelnik, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Endocrines:

• Eva S. Liu, ¹Harvard Medical School, USA ²Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA

Fermentation:

• Aleksandra Szydlowska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), Poland
• Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Fishes:

• Andrew G. Jeffs, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Mohamed Samy-Kamal, Universitat d'Alacant, Spain

Foods:

• Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
• Marzena Włodarczyk-Stasiak, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
• Minaxi Sharma, Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut-Condorcet, Belgium
• Viviani Ruffo de Oliveira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil

Genes:

• Federico Manuel Giorgi, University of Bologna, Italy
• Jan Bocianowski, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
• Magdalena Mroczek, Center for Cardiovascular Genetics and Gene Diagnostics, Switzerland

IJMS:

• Keigi Fujiwara, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
• Tomasz W. Kaminski, University of Pittsburgh, USA
• Takujiro Homma, Yamagata University, Japan
• William Bryan Terzaghi, Wilkes University, United States
• Zong-jie Cui, Beijing Normal University, China

Insects:

• Abraão Almeida Santos, University of Florida, USA
• Agata Kaczmarek, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Miguel A. García-Martínez, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico

Life:

• Andrei S. Rodin, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, USA
• Kazuhiko Kotani, Jichi Medical University, Japan

Metabolites:

• Jianing Mi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
• Nguyen Phuoc Long, Inje University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea
• Xian Luo, University of Alberta, Canada

Pathogens:

• Guillaume Fiches, Ohio State University, USA
• Jianxuan Wu, Gilead Sciences, USA
• Tomasz M. Karpiński, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland

Plants:

• Alicia Ayerdi Gotor, Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, France
• Andrea Mastinu, University of Brescia, Italy
• Edyta Paczos-Grzeda, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
• Narayan Bhusal, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
• Mohsen Hesami, University of Guelph, Canada

Toxins:

• Christian Müller, University of Greifswald, Germany
• Margarita Fernández-Tejedor, IRTA, Spain

Vaccines:

• Christian Napoli, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
• Federico Marchesi, University of Parma, Italy
• Roger E. Thomas, University of Calgary, Canada

Veterinary Sciences:

• Fun-In Wang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
• Valeria Grieco, University of Milan, Italy

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

MDPI’s Best PhD Thesis Awards are presented to recognize the young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in their field of research and to encourage them to continue their outstanding work and further contributions to their field.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards and wish them success in their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Brain Sciences:

• “CYP2D in the Brain Alters Response to Drugs and Neurotoxins”
  by Marlaina R. Stocco, University of California, USA
• “Neural Encoding of Prior Experience in Sensorimotor Behavior”
  by Nicolas Meirhaeghe, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, France

• “Perinatal Stem Cell: Epigenetic, Biological and Differentiative Characteristics”
  by Giulia Gaggi, University "G.D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Genes:

• “Uncovering the Genetic Variation Involved in Asthma Exacerbations through Multiple Genomic Approaches”
  by Esther Herrera Luis, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain

Veterinary Sciences:

• “Development of Novel Tools for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance in Complex Microbial Communities and Their Application to Improving Our Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Livestock”
  by Ashenafi Feyisa Beyi, Iowa State University, United States

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation.

We are honored to present the winners for the year 2022 in biology and life sciences, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Agronomy:

• “From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management”
  by Verónica Saiz-Rubio and Francisco Rovira-Más
  Agronomy 2020, 10(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10020207

• “Comparison of Biochemical, Anatomical, Morphological, and Physiological Responses to Salinity Stress in Wheat and Barley Genotypes Deferring in Salinity Tolerance”
  by Muhammad Zeeshan, Meiqin Lu, Shafaque Sehar, Paul Holford and Feibo Wu
  Agronomy 2020, 10(1), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010127

• “The Use of a Plant-Based Biostimulant Improves Plant Performances and Fruit Quality in Tomato Plants Grown at Elevated Temperatures”
  by Silvana Francesca Carmen Arena, Bruno Hay Mele, Carlo Schettini, Patrizia Ambrosino, Amalia Barone and Maria Manuela Rigano
  Agronomy 2020, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10030363

• “The Management of Agricultural Waste Biomass in the Framework of Circular Economy and Bioeconomy: An Opportunity for Greenhouse Agriculture in Southeast Spain”
  by Mónica Duque-Acevedo, Luis J. Belmonte-Ureña, José A. Plaza-Úbeda and Francisco Camacho-Ferre
  Agronomy 2020, 10(4), 489; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10040489

Biology:

• “Apoptotic Bodies: Particular Extracellular Vesicles Involved in Intercellular Communication”
  by Michela Battistelli and Elisabetta Falcieri
  Biology 2020, 9(1), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9010021

• “Vegetation and Environmental Changes on Non-Reclaimed Spoil Heaps in Southern Poland”
  by Oimahmad Rahmonov, Robert Krzysztofik, Dorota Środek and Justyna Smolarek-Lach
  Biology 2020, 9(7), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9070164

• “Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 Signaling in Acute Inflammation and Neural Differentiation Induced by Traumatic Brain Injury”
  by Roberta Fusco, Enrico Gugliandolo, Rosalba Siracusa, Maria Scuto, Marika Cordaro, Ramona D’Amico, Maurizio Evangelista, Angelo Peli, Alessio Filippo Peritore, Daniela Impellizzeri et al.
  Biology 2020, 9(9), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9090238

Brain Sciences:

• “Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk: A Meta-Meta-Analysis”
  by Olalla Sáiz-Vazquez, Alicia Puente-Martínez, Silvia Ubillos-Landa, Joaquín Pacheco-Bonrostro and Javier Santabárbara
  Brain Sci. 2020, 10(6), 386; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10060386

• “Psychosocial and Behavioral Impact of COVID-19 in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Online Parent Survey”
  by Marco Colizzi, Elena Sironi, Federico Antonini, Marco Luigi Ciceri, Chiara Bovo and Leonardo Zoccante
  Brain Sci. 2020, 10(6), 341; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10060341

Diversity:

• “More Than a Functional Group: Diversity within the Legume–Rhizobia Mutualism and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Function”
  by Benton N. Taylor, Ellen L. Simms and Kimberly J. Komatsu
  Diversity 2020, 12(2), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020050

• “A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin”
  by Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Charalambos S. Christodoulou, Donatella Cogoni, Christini Fournaraki, Giusso del Galdo Gian Pietro, Panagiota Gotsiou, Angelos Kyratzis, Carole Piazza, Magdalena Vicens et al.
  Diversity 2020, 12(4), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040157

• “Plant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Implications under Climate-Change Scenarios in the Mediterranean: The Case of Crete (Aegean, Greece)”
  by Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Maria Panitsa, Panayiotis Trigas, Arne Strid and Panayotis Dimopoulos
  Diversity 2020, 12(7), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070270

• “Conserving the Diversity of Ecological Interactions: The Role of Two Threatened Macaw Species as Legitimate Dispersers of ‘Megafaunal’ Fruits”
  by José L. Tella, Fernando Hiraldo, Erica Pacífico, José A. Díaz-Luque, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernanda M. Fontoura, Neiva Guedes and Guillermo Blanco
  Diversity 2020, 12(2), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020045

Genes:    

• “Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas”
  by Jorge Lalucat, Magdalena Mulet, Margarita Gomila and Elena García-Valdés
  Genes 2020, 11(2), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11020139

• “Histone Deacetylases (HDACs): Evolution, Specificity, Role in Transcriptional Complexes, and Pharmacological Actionability”
  by Giorgio Milazzo, Daniele Mercatelli, Giulia Di Muzio, Luca Triboli, Piergiuseppe De Rosa, Giovanni Perini and Federico M. Giorgi
  Genes 2020, 11(5), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11050556

• “COVID-19 and Genetic Variants of Protein Involved in the SARS-CoV-2 Entry into the Host Cells”
  by Andrea Latini, Emanuele Agolini, Antonio Novelli, Paola Borgiani, Rosalinda Giannini, Paolo Gravina, Andrea Smarrazzo, Mario Dauri, Massimo Andreoni, Paola Rogliani et al.
  Genes 2020, 11(9), 1010; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091010

• “Clustered DNA Double-Strand Breaks: Biological Effects and Relevance to Cancer Radiotherapy”
  by Jac A. Nickoloff, Neelam Sharma and Lynn Taylor
  Genes 2020, 11(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11010099

• “Inhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis by Mitigating DPP-4 Level and Restoring Antifibrotic MicroRNAs”
  by Swayam Prakash Srivastava, Julie E. Goodwin, Keizo Kanasaki and Daisuke Koya
  Genes 2020, 11(2), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11020211

• “Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”
  by Tania Jordá and Sergi Puig
  Genes 2020, 11(7), 795; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070795

IJMS:     

• “Laccase Properties, Physiological Functions, and Evolution”
  by Grzegorz Janusz, Anna Pawlik, Urszula Świderska-Burek, Jolanta Polak, Justyna Sulej, Anna Jarosz-Wilkołazka and Andrzej Paszczyński
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(3), 966; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21030966

• “Lysosomal Exocytosis, Exosome Release and Secretory Autophagy: The Autophagic- and Endo-Lysosomal Systems Go Extracellular”
  by Sandra Buratta, Brunella Tancini, Krizia Sagini, Federica Delo, Elisabetta Chiaradia, Lorena Urbanelli and Carla Emiliani
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(7), 2576; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072576

• “Recent Advances in Lipopolysaccharide Recognition Systems”
  by Lalita Mazgaeen and Prajwal Gurung
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(2), 379; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21020379

• “Redox Interactions of Vitamin C and Iron: Inhibition of the Pro-Oxidant Activity by Deferiprone”
  by Viktor A. Timoshnikov, Tatyana V. Kobzeva, Nikolay E. Polyakov and George J. Kontoghiorghes
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(11), 3967; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21113967

• “Modulation of Pro-Oxidant and Pro-Inflammatory Activities of M1 Macrophages by the Natural Dipeptide Carnosine”
  by Claudia G. Fresta, Annamaria Fidilio, Giacomo Lazzarino, Nicolò Musso, Margherita Grasso, Sara Merlo, Angela M. Amorini, Claudio Bucolo, Barbara Tavazzi, Giuseppe Lazzarino et al.
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(3), 776; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21030776

• “SAAMBE-3D: Predicting Effect of Mutations on Protein–Protein Interactions”
  by Swagata Pahari, Gen Li, Adithya Krishna Murthy, Siqi Liang, Robert Fragoza, Haiyuan Yu and Emil Alexov
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(7), 2563; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072563

Insects:  

• “Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera”
  by Alexis Beaurepaire, Niels Piot, Vincent Doublet, Karina Antunez, Ewan Campbell, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Nor Chejanovsky, Anna Gajda, Matthew Heerman and Delphine Panziera
  Insects 2020, 11(4), 239; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040239

• “Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation”
  by Cristina Menta and Sara Remelli
  Insects 2020, 11(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11010054

• “Influence of Temperature on Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Tables for a Minnesota-Acclimated Population of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)”
  by Byju N. Govindan and William D. Hutchison
  Insects 2020, 11(2), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11020108

Life:

• “Characterization of Resistance in Gram-Negative Urinary Isolates Using Existing and Novel Indicators of Clinical Relevance: A 10-Year Data Analysis”
  by Márió Gajdács, Zoltán Bátori, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár and Katalin Burián
  Life 2020, 10(2), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10020016

• “Neuroprotection or Neurotoxicity of Illicit Drugs on Parkinson’s Disease”
  by Carla Ferreira, Catarina Almeida, Sandra Tenreiro and Alexandre Quintas
  Life 2020, 10(6), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10060086

Metabolites:          

• “Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Targeting Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment”
  by Andrea Angeli, Fabrizio Carta, Alessio Nocentini, Jean-Yves Winum, Raivis Zalubovskis, Atilla Akdemir, Valentina Onnis, Wagdy M. Eldehna, Clemente Capasso, Giuseppina De Simone et al.
  Metabolites 2020, 10(10), 412; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10100412

• “MetaboAnalystR 3.0: Toward an Optimized Workflow for Global Metabolomics”
  by Zhiqiang Pang, Jasmine Chong, Shuzhao Li and Jianguo Xia
  Metabolites 2020, 10(5), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10050186

• “Tryptophan Metabolism, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Neurovascular Disease”
  by Martin Hajsl, Alzbeta Hlavackova, Karolina Broulikova, Martin Sramek, Martin Maly, Jan E. Dyr and Jiri Suttnar
  Metabolites 2020, 10(5), 208; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10050208

MPs:

• “Production and Purification of Artificial Circular RNA Sponges for Application in Molecular Biology and Medicine”
  by Janina Breuer and Oliver Rossbach
  Methods Protoc. 2020, 3(2), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/mps3020042

Pathogens:

• “Effectiveness of Chemical Compounds Used against African Swine Fever Virus in Commercial Available Disinfectants”
  by Małgorzata Juszkiewicz, Marek Walczak, Natalia Mazur-Panasiuk and Grzegorz Woźniakowski
  Pathogens 2020, 9(11), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9110878

• “Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review”
  by Isabel Bandín and Sandra Souto
  Pathogens 2020, 9(2), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9020106

• “The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis”
  by Aude Cerutti, Nicolas Blanchard and Sébastien Besteiro
  Pathogens 2020, 9(3), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9030234

• “Understanding Flavivirus Capsid Protein Functions: The Tip of the Iceberg”
  by Stephanea Sotcheff and Andrew Routh
  Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010042

Plants:

• “Photosynthetic Metabolism under Stressful Growth Conditions as a Bases for Crop Breeding and Yield Improvement”
  by Fermín Morales, María Ancín, Dorra Fakhet, Jon González-Torralba, Angie L. Gámez, Amaia Seminario, David Soba, Sinda Ben Mariem, Miguel Garriga and Iker Aranjuelo
  Plants 2020, 9(1), 88; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010088

• “Plant Roots Release Small Extracellular Vesicles with Antifungal Activity”
  by Monica De Palma, Alfredo Ambrosone, Antonietta Leone, Pasquale Del Gaudio, Michelina Ruocco, Lilla Turiák, Ramesh Bokka, Immacolata Fiume, Marina Tucci and Gabriella Pocsfalvi
  Plants 2020, 9(12), 1777; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121777

• “Feeding Behavior and Virus-transmission Ability of Insect Vectors Exposed to Systemic Insecticides”
  by Elisa Garzo, Aránzazu Moreno, María Plaza and Alberto Fereres
  Plants 2020, 9(7), 895; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9070895

• “Transcriptome Analyses and Antioxidant Activity Profiling Reveal the Role of a Lignin-Derived Biostimulant Seed Treatment in Enhancing Heat Stress Tolerance in Soybean”
  by Cristina Campobenedetto, Giuseppe Mannino, Chiara Agliassa, Alberto Acquadro, Valeria Contartese, Christian Garabello and Cinzia Margherita Bertea
  Plants 2020, 9(10), 1308; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9101308

Toxins:

• “Aflatoxin Biosynthesis and Genetic Regulation: A Review”
  by Isaura Caceres, Anthony Al Khoury, Rhoda El Khoury, Sophie Lorber, Isabelle P. Oswald, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Olivier Puel and Jean-Denis Bailly
  Toxins 2020, 12(3), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12030150

• “Diet Breadth Mediates the Prey Specificity of Venom Potency in Snakes”
  by Keith Lyons, Michel M. Dugon and Kevin Healy
  Toxins 2020, 12(2), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12020074

Vaccines:               

• “Rapid Quantification of SARS-CoV-2-Neutralizing Antibodies Using Propagation-Defective Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Pseudotypes”
  by Ferdinand Zettl, Toni Luise Meister, Tanja Vollmer, Bastian Fischer, Jörg Steinmann, Adalbert Krawczyk, Philip V’kovski, Daniel Todt, Eike Steinmann, Stephanie Pfaender et al.
  Vaccines 2020, 8(3), 386; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8030386

• “Influences on Attitudes Regarding Potential COVID-19 Vaccination in the United States”
  by Kendall Pogue, Jamie L. Jensen, Carter K. Stancil, Daniel G. Ferguson, Savannah J. Hughes, Emily J. Mello, Ryan Burgess, Bradford K. Berges, Abraham Quaye and Brian D. Poole
  Vaccines 2020, 8(4), 582; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040582

• “Recent Progress on the Versatility of Virus-Like Particles”
  by Ciying Qian, Xinlin Liu, Qin Xu, Zhiping Wang, Jie Chen, Tingting Li, Qingbing Zheng, Hai Yu, Ying Gu, Shaowei Li et al.
  Vaccines 2020, 8(1), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010139

• “COVID-19: Mechanisms of Vaccination and Immunity”
  by Daniel E. Speiser and Martin F. Bachmann
  Vaccines 2020, 8(3), 404; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8030404

Veterinary Sciences:

• “Manure as a Potential Hotspot for Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination by Horizontal Gene Transfer Events”
  by Tiago Lima, Sara Domingues and Gabriela Jorge Da Silva
  Vet. Sci. 2020, 7(3), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7030110

• “Seasonality of Nosema ceranae Infections and Their Relationship with Honey Bee Populations, Food Stores, and Survivorship in a North American Region”
  by Berna Emsen, Alvaro De la Mora, Brian Lacey, Les Eccles, Paul G. Kelly, Carlos A. Medina-Flores, Tatiana Petukhova, Nuria Morfin and Ernesto Guzman-Novoa
  Vet. Sci. 2020, 7(3), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7030131

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

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Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/505

2. “CT in the Differentiation of Gliomas from Brain Metastases: The Radiomics Analysis of the Peritumoral Zone”
by Lucian Mărginean, Paul Andrei Ștefan, Andrei Lebovici, Iulian Opincariu, Csaba Csutak, Roxana Adelina Lupean, Paul Alexandru Coroian and Bogdan Andrei Suciu
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010109
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/109

3. “FLAIRectomy: Resecting beyond the Contrast Margin for Glioblastoma”
by Alexander F. Haddad, Jacob S. Young,Ramin A. Morshed and Mitchel S. Berger
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(5), 544; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050544
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/544

4. “The Concept of «Peritumoral Zone» in Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas: Oncological and Functional Implications for a Connectome-Guided Therapeutic Attitude”
by Melissa Silva, Catalina Vivancos and Hugues Duffau
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 504; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040504
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/504

5. “Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Glioblastoma: 5-ALA, SF or Both? Differences between Fluorescent Dyes in 99 Consecutive Cases”
by Pietro Zeppa, Raffaele De Marco, Matteo Monticelli, Armando Massara, Andrea Bianconi, Giuseppe Di Perna, Stefania Greco Crasto, Fabio Cofano, Antonio Melcarne, Michele Maria Lanotte et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(5), 555; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050555
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/555

6. “Supramarginal Resection for Glioblastoma: It Is Time to Set Boundaries! A Critical Review on a Hot Topic”
by Francesco Guerrini, Elena Roca and Giannantonio Spena
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(5), 652; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050652
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/652

7. “Evidence of Reelin Signaling in GBM and Its Derived Cancer Stem Cells”
by Filippo Biamonte, Gigliola Sica, Antonio Filippini and Alessio D’Alessio
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 745; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/745
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/745

8. “Oncolytic Virotherapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases, a Potential New Treatment Paradigm?”
by Sauson Soldozy, Kathleen M. Mulligan, David X. Zheng, Melissa A. Levoska, Christopher R. Cullison, Turki Elarjani, Daniel G. Eichberg, Leonel E. Ampie, Ashish H. Shah, Kaan Yağmurlu et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(10), 1260; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101260
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1260

9. “A Tumor Suppressor Gene, N-myc Downstream-Regulated Gene 1 (NDRG1), in Gliomas and Glioblastomas”
by Yukiko Nakahara, Hiroshi Ito, Hiroki Namikawa, Takashi Furukawa, Fumitaka Yoshioka, Atsushi Ogata, Jun Masuoka and Tatsuya Abe
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040473
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/473

10. “Infratentorial Stereotactic Biopsy of Brainstem and Cerebellar Lesions”
by Jacek Furtak, Paulina Śledzińska, Marek G. Bebyn, Tadeusz Szylberg, Stanisław Krajewski, Marcin Birski and Marek Harat et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1432; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111432
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1432

11. “Immune Landscape in PTEN-Related Glioma Microenvironment: A Bioinformatic Analysis”
by Alice Giotta Lucifero and Sabino Luzzi
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 501; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040501
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/501

12. “Elderly Gliobastoma Patients: The Impact of Surgery and Adjuvant Treatments on Survival: A Single Institution Experience”
by Francesco Bruno, Alessia Pellerino, Edoardo Pronello, Rosa Palmiero, Luca Bertero, Cristina Mantovani, Andrea Bianconi, Antonio Melcarne, Diego Garbossa and Roberta Rudà
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(5), 632; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050632
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/632

13. “Glioma-Associated Microglia Characterization in the Glioblastoma Microenvironment through a ‘Seed-and Soil’ Approach: A Systematic Review”
by Grazia Menna, Pier Paolo Mattogno, Carlo Maria Donzelli, Lucia Lisi, Alessandro Olivi and Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(6), 718; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060718
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/6/718

14. “Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Cerebrospinal Fluid as an Advanced Form of Liquid Biopsy for Neurological Disorders”
by Anudeep Yekula, Jovanna Tracz, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Tej Azad and Chetan Bettegowda
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(7), 812; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12070812
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/7/812

15. “Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Surgical Neuro-Oncology Planning: Towards a Standardization in Clinical Settings”
by Gianvincenzo Sparacia, Giuseppe Parla, Giuseppe Mamone, Mariangela Caruso, Fabio Torregrossa and Giovanni Grasso
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(12), 1613; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11121613
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/12/1613

16. “Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Challenges of Glioma Invasion”
by Tomoya Oishi, Shinichiro Koizumi and Kazuhiko Kurozumi
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020291
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/291

17. “Relapsing High—Grade Glioma from Peritumoral Zone: Critical Review of Radiotherapy Treatment Options”
by Maria Chiara Lo Greco, Roberto Milazzotto, Rocco Luca Emanuele Liardo, Grazia Acquaviva, Madalina La Rocca, Roberto Altieri, Francesco Certo, Giuseppe Maria Barbagallo, Antonio Basile, Pietro Valerio Foti et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 416; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040416
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/416

18. “Circulating Exosomal-DNA in Glioma Patients: A Quantitative Study and Histopathological Correlations—A Preliminary Study”
by Amedeo Piazza, Paolo Rosa, Luca Ricciardi, Antonella Mangraviti, Luca Pacini, Antonella Calogero, Antonino Raco and Massimo Miscusi
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 500; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040500
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/500

19. “Is Interstitial Chemotherapy with Carmustine (BCNU) Wafers Effective against Local Recurrence of Glioblastoma? A Pharmacokinetic Study by Measurement of BCNU in the Tumor Resection Cavity”
by Takanori Ohnishi, Daisuke Yamashita, Akihiro Inoue, Satoshi Suehiro, Shiro Ohue and Takeharu Kunieda
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(5), 567; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050567
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/567

20. “Brain Tsunamis in Human High-Grade Glioma: Preliminary Observations”
by Kayli Colpitts, Masoom J. Desai, Michael Kogan, C. William Shuttleworth and Andrew P. Carlson
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(6), 710; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060710
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/6/710

The “Neuropharmacology and Neuropathology” Section of Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) aims to publish articles on psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, psychostimulants and other addictive drugs.

As all the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 listed below:

1. “COVID-19 Vaccination and Neurological Manifestations: A Review of Case Reports and Case Series”
by Shitiz Sriwastava, Kanika Sharma, Syed Hassan Khalid, Sakhi Bhansali, Ashish K. Shrestha, Mahmoud Elkhooly, Samiksha Srivastava, Erum Khan, Shruti Jaiswal and Sijin Wen
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 407; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030407
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/407

2. “A Recent Investigation on Detection and Classification of Epileptic Seizure Techniques Using EEG Signal”
by Sani Saminu, Guizhi Xu, Zhang Shuai, Isselmou Abd El Kader, Adamu Halilu Jabire, Yusuf Kola Ahmed, Ibrahim Abdullahi Karaye and Isah Salim Ahmad
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 668; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050668
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/668

3. “Statins Use in Alzheimer Disease: Bane or Boon from Frantic Search and Narrative Review”
by Nawal Alsubaie, Hayder M. Al-kuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Bandar Alharbi, Michel De Waard, Jean-Marc Sabatier, Hebatallah M. Saad and Gaber El-Saber Batiha
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(10), 1290; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12101290
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/10/1290

4. “Update on Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration”
by Philipp Alexander Loehrer, Lara Zieger and Ole J. Simon
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1414; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111414
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1414

5. “Peripheral Neuropathies Seen by Ultrasound: A Literature Analysis through Lexical Evaluation, Geographical Assessment and Graph Theory”
by Daniele Coraci, Claudia Loreti, Augusto Fusco, Silvia Giovannini and Luca Padua
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/113

6. “Shaken Baby Syndrome: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features in Abusive Head Trauma”
by Gaia Cartocci, Vittorio Fineschi, Martina Padovano, Matteo Scopetti, Maria Camilla Rossi-Espagnet and Costanza Giannì
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020179
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/179

7. “Disruptions in Effective Connectivity within and between Default Mode Network and Anterior Forebrain Mesocircuit in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness”
by Sean Coulborn , Chris Taylor, Lorina Naci, Adrian M. Owen and Davinia Fernández-Espejo
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 749; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060749
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/749

8. “Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Literature Review of the Last Decade”
by y Julius Lindblom, Chandra Mohan and Ioannis Parodis
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 192; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020192
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/192

9. “Alzheimer’s Disease and Inflammaging”
by Anna Mikhailovna Kosyreva, Alexandra Vladislavovna Sentyabreva, Ivan Sergeevich Tsvetkov and Olga Vasilievna Makarova
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(9), 1237; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12091237
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/9/1237

10. “Mechanisms of Nerve Damage in Neuropathies Associated with Hematological Diseases: Lesson from Nerve Biopsies”
by Chiara Briani, Sergio Ferrari, Marta Campagnolo, Matteo Tagliapietra, Francesca Castellani, Alessandro Salvalaggio, Sara Mariotto, Andrea Visentin and Tiziana Cavallaro
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 132; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020132
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/132

11. “Keeping the Balance: GABAB Receptors in the Developing Brain and Beyond”
by Davide Bassetti
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/419

12. “One-Year Demographical and Clinical Indices of Patients with Chronic Disorders of Consciousness”
by Julia Nekrasova, Mikhail Kanarskii, Ilya Borisov, Pranil Pradhan, Denis Shunenkov, Alexey Vorobiev, Maria Smirnova, Vera Pasko, Marina V. Petrova and Elena Luginina
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 651; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050651
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/651

13. “Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Antiphospholipid Syndrome—A Narrative Review”
by Yik Long Man and Giovanni Sanna
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/91

14. “What Accounts for the Factors of Psychopathology? An Investigation of the Neurocognitive Correlates of Internalising, Externalising, and the p-Factor”
by Darren Haywood, Frank D. Baughman, Barbara A. Mullan and Karen R. Heslop
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 421; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040421
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/421

15. “Kappa Free Light Chains in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Neurological Diseases”
by Franz Felix Konen, Philipp Schwenkenbecher, Konstantin Fritz Jendretzky, Stefan Gingele, Torsten Witte, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Matthias Grothe, Malte Johannes Hannich, Marie Süße and Thomas Skripuletz
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(4), 475; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12040475
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/475

16. “Inhibitors of Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase-2 Attenuate Trimethyltin-Induced Neurotoxicity through Regulating Oxidative Stress and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells”
by Woo-Ju Song, Jang-Hyuk Yun, Myeong-Seon Jeong, Kil-Nam Kim, Taekyun Shin, Hyoung-Chun Kim and Myung-Bok Wie
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1116; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091116
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1116

17. “Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Series”
by Marco Allinovi, Angelo Bellinvia, Francesco Pesce, Sabrina Milan Manani, Lorenzo Razzolini, Brigida Brezzi, Paolo Protopapa, Vittorio Mantero, Leonardo Caroti, Calogero Lino Cirami et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(10), 1341; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101341
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1341

18. “Addressing the Need of a Translational Approach in Peripheral Neuropathy Research: Morphology Meets Function”
by Laura Monza, Giulia Fumagalli, Alessia Chiorazzi and Paola Alberti
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020139
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/139

19. “The Timecourse of Electrophysiological Brain–Heart Interaction in DoC Patients”
by Francesco Riganello, Martina Vatrano, Simone Carozzo, Miriam Russo, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Maria Ursino, Valentina Ruggiero, Antonio Cerasa and Camillo Porcaro
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 750; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060750
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/750

20. “Effects of Integrated Violence Intervention on Alexithymia, Cognitive, and Neurocognitive Features of Violence in Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial”
by Mei-Chi Hsu and Wen-Chen Ouyang
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(7), 837; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/7/837

Neurolinguistics is the study of how the brain perceives, processes, and produces language. It is the study of the neural underpinnings and mechanisms that support our ability to perceive, produce, and understand words and sentences and learn our first, second, and subsequent languages, whose damage can result in disorders of speech, language, and reading.

As all the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 listed below:

1. “Developmental Language Disorder: Early Predictors, Age for the Diagnosis, and Diagnostic Tools. A Scoping Review”
by Alessandra Sansavini, Maria Elena Favilla, Maria Teresa Guasti, Andrea Marini, Stefania Millepiedi, Maria Valeria Di Martino, Simona Vecchi, Nadia Battajon, Laura Bertolo, Olga Capirci et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 654; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050654
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/654

2. “Efficacy of the Treatment of Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review”
by Sara Rinaldi, Maria Cristina Caselli, Valentina Cofelice, Simonetta D’Amico, Anna Giulia De Cagno, Giuseppina Della Corte, Maria Valeria Di Martino, Brigida Di Costanzo, Maria Chiara Levorato, Roberta Penge et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(3), 407; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030407
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/3/407

3. “Adjunctive Approaches to Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Review on Efficacy and Safety”
by Chiara Picano, Agnese Quadrini, Francesca Pisano and Paola Marangolo
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010041
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/41

4. “Development of the Mechanisms Underlying Audiovisual Speech Perception Benefit”
by Kaylah Lalonde and Lynne A. Werner
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/49

5. “Creating a Theoretical Framework to Underpin Discourse Assessment and Intervention in Aphasia”
by Lucy Dipper, Jane Marshall, Mary Boyle, Deborah Hersh, Nicola Botting and Madeline Cruice
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020183
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/183

6. “Main Concept, Sequencing, and Story Grammar Analyses of Cinderella Narratives in a Large Sample of Persons with Aphasia”
by Jessica D. Richardson, Sarah Grace Dalton, Kathryn J. Greenslade, Adam Jacks, Katarina L. Haley and Janet Adams
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010110
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/110

7. “Exploring Affective Priming Effect of Emotion-Label Words and Emotion-Laden Words: An Event-Related Potential Study”
by Chenggang Wu, Juan Zhang and Zhen Yuan
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 553; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050553
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/553

8. “Effects of tDCS on Sound Duration in Patients with Apraxia of Speech in Primary Progressive Aphasia”
by Charalambos Themistocleous, Kimberly Webster and Kyrana Tsapkini
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(3), 335; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030335
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/3/335

9. “Predictions about the Cognitive Consequences of Language Switching on Executive Functioning Inspired by the Adaptive Control Hypothesis Fail More Often than Not”
by Kenneth R. Paap, Lauren Mason and Regina Anders-Jefferson
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1217; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091217
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1217

10. “Perceptual Connectivity Influences Toddlers’ Attention to Known Objects and Subsequent Label Processing”
by Ryan E. Peters, Justin B. Kueser and Arielle Borovsky
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020163
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/163

11. “The Role of Audiovisual Speech in Fast-Mapping and Novel Word Retention in Monolingual and Bilingual 24-Month-Olds”
by Drew Weatherhead, Maria M. Arredondo, Loreto Nácar Garcia and Janet F. Werker
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010114
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/114

12. “A Network Analysis of the Relationship among Reading, Spelling and Maths Skills”
by Pierluigi Zoccolotti, Paola Angelelli, Chiara Valeria Marinelli and Daniele Luigi Romano
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 656; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050656
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/656

13. “Verbal Short-Term Memory Disturbance in the Primary Progressive Aphasias: Challenges and Distinctions in a Clinical Setting”
by David Foxe, Sau Chi Cheung, Nicholas J. Cordato, James R. Burrell, Rebekah M. Ahmed, Cathleen Taylor-Rubin, Muireann Irish and Olivier Piguet
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1060; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1060

14. “Breakdowns in Informativeness of Naturalistic Speech Production in Primary Progressive Aphasia”
by Jeanne Gallée, Claire Cordella, Evelina Fedorenko, Daisy Hochberg, Alexandra Touroutoglou, Megan Quimby and Bradford C. Dickerson
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020130
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/130

15. “Survival in the Three Common Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Memory Clinic”
by Maud Tastevin, Monica Lavoie, Justine de la Sablonnière, Julie Carrier-Auclair and Robert Laforce, Jr.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1113; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1113

16. “Is There a Causal Link between the Left Lateralization of Language and Other Brain Asymmetries? A Review of Data Gathered in Patients with Focal Brain Lesions”
by Guido Gainotti
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1113; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1113

17. “Family-Based Whole-Exome Analysis of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Identifies Rare Variants in BUD13, a Component of the Retention and Splicing (RES) Complex”
by Erin M. Andres, Kathleen Kelsey Earnest, Cuncong Zhong, Mabel L. Rice and Muhammad Hashim Raza
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010047
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/47

18. “Sentence Recall in Latent and Anomic Aphasia: An Exploratory Study of Semantics and Syntax”
by Christos Salis, Nadine Martin and Laura Reinert
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 230; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020230
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/230

19. “Longitudinal Changes in Cognition, Behaviours, and Functional Abilities in the Three Main Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Literature Review”
by Justine de la Sablonnière, Maud Tastevin, Monica Lavoie and Robert Laforce, Jr.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1209; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091209
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1209

20. “Hard to Say, Hard to Understand, Hard to Live”: Possible Associations between Neurologic Language Impairments and Suicide Risk”
by Alessandra Costanza, Andrea Amerio, Andrea Aguglia, Luca Magnani, Gianluca Serafini, Mario Amore, Roberto Merli, Julia Ambrosetti, Guido Bondolfi, Lisa Marzano et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(12), 1594; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11121594
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/12/1594

The “Systems Neuroscience” Section of Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) is dedicated to the research and exploration of multifactorial and multidimensional processes, such as normal and pathological aspects of sensory and motor functions; the activity of limbic and cognitive systems; and cerebral control of homeostasis, locomotion, reproduction, etc. By building a bridge between various theoretical concepts, basic science research, and clinical medicine applications, this Section provides an in-depth analysis of the intricate workings of the nervous system. The focus of this Section goes beyond isolated aspects of neuroscience research and dedicates itself to a more comprehensive view of neural mechanisms and functionality.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 listed below:

1. “Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation from a Neurological Perspective”
by Justyna Paprocka, Aleksandra Jezela-Stanek, Anna Tylki-Szymańska and Stephanie Grunewald
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 88; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010088
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/88

2. “Oxidative Dysregulation in Early Life Stress and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Comprehensive Review”
by Evangelos Karanikas, Nikolaos P. Daskalakis and Agorastos Agorastos
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 723; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060723
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/723

3. “Obesity and Gray Matter Volume Assessed by Neuroimaging: A Systematic Review”
by Marina Fernández-Andújar, Ester Morales-García and Natalia García-Casares
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 999; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11080999
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/999

4. “Use of Super Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Drug Carriers in Brain and Ear: State of the Art and Challenges”
by Caroline Guigou, Alain Lalande, Nadine Millot, Karim Belharet and Alexis Bozorg Grayeli
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(3), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030358
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/3/358

5. “Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity by Vibratory Training in Young and Old Mice”
by Ida Cariati, Roberto Bonanni, Gabriele Pallone, Giuseppe Annino, Virginia Tancredi and Giovanna D’Arcangelo
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010082
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/82

6. “Influence of Increasing Task Complexity and Use of Informational Assistance Systems on Mental Workload”
by Dominic Bläsing and Manfred Bornewasser
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010102
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/102

7. “Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field as a Stress Factor—Really Detrimental?—Insight into Literature from the Last Decade”
by Angelika Klimek and Justyna Rogalska
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/174

8. “Melatonin: From Neurobiology to Treatment”
by Giovanni Biggio, Francesca Biggio, Giuseppe Talani, Maria Cristina Mostallino, Andrea Aguglia, Eugenio Aguglia and Laura Palagini
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1121; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091121
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1121

9. “Deep Brain Stimulation of the Posterior Insula in Chronic Pain: A Theoretical Framework”
by David Bergeron, Sami Obaid, Marie-Pierre Fournier-Gosselin, Alain Bouthillier and Dang Khoa Nguyen
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 639; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050639
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/639

10. “The Self and Its Right Insula—Differential Topography and Dynamic of Right vs. Left Insula”
by Andrea Scalabrini, Angelika Wolman and Georg Northoff
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(10), 1312; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1312

11. “Executive Functions in Overweight and Obese Treatment-Seeking Patients: Cross-Sectional Data and Longitudinal Perspectives”
by Marco La Marra, Ines Villano, Ciro Rosario Ilardi, Mario Carosella, Maria Staiano, Alessandro Iavarone, Sergio Chieffi, Giovanni Messina, Rita Polito, Chiara Porro et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(6), 777; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/6/777

12. “Dimensions of Tinnitus-Related Distress”
by Petra Brueggemann, Wilhelm Mebus, Benjamin Boecking, Nyamaa Amarjargal, Uli Niemann, Myra Spiliopoulou, Christian Dobel, Matthias Rose and Birgit Mazurek
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 275; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020275
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/275

13. “Neurological Manifestations in a Cohort of Egyptian Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study”
by Doaa A. Mekkawy, Sherif Hamdy, Maged Abdel-Naseer, Hatem S. Shehata, Ahmed Al Halfawy, Nevin M. Shalaby, Ghaydaa A. Shehata, Anwar M. Ali, Alaa Elmazny, Sandra M. Ahmed et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/74

14. “Evidence of Neuroplastic Changes after Transcranial Magnetic, Electric, and Deep Brain Stimulation”
by Julius Kricheldorff, Katharina Göke, Maximilian Kiebs, Florian H. Kasten, Christoph S. Herrmann, Karsten Witt and Rene Hurlemann
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(7), 929; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12070929
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/7/929

15. “Effects of Stimulus Frequency, Intensity, and Sex on the Autonomic Response to Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation”
by Hirotake Yokota, Mutsuaki Edama, Ryo Hirabayashi, Chie Sekine, Naofumi Otsuru, Kei Saito, Sho Kojima, Shota Miyaguchi and Hideaki Onishi
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(8), 1038; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12081038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/8/1038

16. “Nonequivalent After-Effects of Alternating Current Stimulation on Motor Cortex Oscillation and Inhibition: Simulation and Experimental Study”
by Makoto Suzuki, Satoshi Tanaka, Jose Gomez-Tames, Takuhiro Okabe, Kilchoon Cho, Naoki Iso and Akimasa Hirata
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 195; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020195
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/195

17. “Efficacy of Sound Therapy for Tinnitus Using an Enriched Acoustic Environment with Hearing-Loss Matched Broadband Noise”
by María Cuesta, Christiam Garzón and Pedro Cobo
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010082
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/82

18. “Functional Changes in Brain Activity Using Hypnosis: A Systematic Review”
by Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Karin Anna Faerber, Christian Rummel, Ulrike Halsband and Guglielmo Campus
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010108
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/108

19. “Insular Involvement in Cases of Epilepsy Surgery Failure”
by Jimmy Li, Sandra Reiter-Campeau, Dina Namiranian, Dènahin Hinnoutondji Toffa, Alain Bouthillier, François Dubeau and Dang Khoa Nguyen
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 125; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020125
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/125

20. “Systematic Evaluation of the T30 Neurostimulator Treatment for Tinnitus: A Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial with Open-Label Extension”
by Deborah Ann Hall, Robert Henryk Pierzycki, Holly Thomas, David Greenberg, Magdalena Sereda and Derek James Hoare
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030317
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/317

The “Behavioral Neuroscience” Section of the journal Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) aims to publish articles on behavioral neurology, neuropsychology, learning and memory, motivation and reward, sensory processes, etc.

As all of the articles published in our journal are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 listed below:

1. “Quantitative Evaluation of Task-Induced Neurological Outcome after Stroke”
by Iqram Hussain and Se-Jin Park
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(7), 900; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070900
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/7/900

2. “The Differential Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Sleep Quality, Insomnia, Depression, Stress, and Anxiety among Late Adolescents and Elderly in Italy”
by Giulia Amicucci, Federico Salfi, Aurora D’Atri, Lorenzo Viselli and Michele Ferrara
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(10), 1336; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101336
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1336

3. “Biological Functions of Rat Ultrasonic Vocalizations, Arousal Mechanisms, and Call Initiation”
by Stefan M. Brudzynski
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050605
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/605

4. “Theoretical Models of Consciousness: A Scoping Review”
by Davide Sattin, Francesca Giulia Magnani, Laura Bartesaghi, Milena Caputo, Andrea Veronica Fittipaldo, Martina Cacciatore, Mario Picozzi and Matilde Leonardi
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(5), 535; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050535
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/535

5. “Safinamide Improves Non-Motor Symptoms Burden in Parkinson’s Disease: An Open-Label Prospective Study”
by Diego Santos García, Carmen Labandeira Guerra, Rosa Yáñez Baña, Maria Icíar Cimas Hernando, Iria Cabo López, Jose Manuel Paz Gonález, Maria Gemma Alonso Losada, María José González Palmás and Cristina Martínez Miró
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(3), 316; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030316
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/3/316

6. “Opposing Association of Situational and Chronic Loneliness with Interpersonal Distance”
by Nira Saporta, Dirk Scheele, Jana Lieberz, Fine Stuhr-Wulff, René Hurlemann and Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1135; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091135
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1135

7. “Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Decline: A Review of Potential Vulnerability and Protective Factors”
by Julie Legault, Cynthia Thompson, Marie-Ève Martineau-Dussault, Claire André, Andrée-Ann Baril, Guillermo Martinez Villar, Julie Carrier and Nadia Gosselin
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 706; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060706
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/706

8. “Design of Fear and Anxiety of COVID-19 Assessment Tool in Spanish Adult Population”
by Juan Gómez-Salgado, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Sara Domínguez-Salas, Sara Domínguez-Salas, Juan Jesús García-Iglesias, Valle Coronado-Vázquez and Carlos Ruiz-Frutos
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(3), 328; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030328
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/3/328

9. “Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic May Depend on the Pre-Existent Health Status Rather than the Profession”
by Paweł Wańkowicz, Aleksandra Szylińska and Iwona Rotter
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1001; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1001

10. “From Affordances to Abstract Words: The Flexibility of Sensorimotor Grounding”
by Claudia Mazzuca, Chiara Fini, Arthur Henri Michalland, Ilenia Falcinelli, Federico Da Rold, Luca Tummolini and Anna M. Borghi
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(10), 1304; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101304
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1304

11. “Verbal Lie Detection: Its Past, Present and Future”
by Aldert Vrij, Pär Anders Granhag, Tzachi Ashkenazi, Giorgio Ganis, Giorgio Ganis and Ronald P. Fisher
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(12), 1644; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121644
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/12/1644

12. “Non-Invasive Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Symptoms: A Study Protocol”
by Andrés Molero-Chamizo, Michael A. Nitsche, Armin Bolz, Rafael Tomás Andújar Barroso, José R. Alameda Bailén, Jesús Carlos García Palomeque and Guadalupe Nathzidy Rivera-Urbina
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/95

13. “Different Language Modalities Yet Similar Cognitive Processes in Arithmetic Fact Retrieval”
by Ilaria Berteletti, Sarah E. Kimbley, Sara Beth J. Sullivan, Lorna C. Quandt and Makoto Miyakoshi
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020145
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/145

14. “Modulating Behavioural and Self-Reported Aggression with Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: A Literature Review”
by Ruben Knehans, Ruben Knehans, David Roef, Hans Nelen, Joost à Campo and Jill Lobbestael
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 200; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020200
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/200

15. “Does It Count? Pre-School Children’s Spontaneous Focusing on Numerosity and Their Development of Arithmetical Skills at School”
by Nadine Poltz, Sabine Quandte, Juliane Kohn, Karin Kucian, Anne Wyschkon, Michael von Aster and Günter Esser
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/313

16. “Ethical Considerations in Clinical Trials for Disorders of Consciousness”
by Michael J. Young, Yelena G. Bodien and Brian L. Edlow
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/211

17. “Olfactory Dysfunction, Headache, and Mental Clouding in Adults with Long-COVID-19: What Is the Link between Cognition and Olfaction? A Cross-Sectional Study”
by Arianna Di Stadio, Pietro De Luca, Maria Albanese, Luca D’Ascanio, Massimo Ralli, Dalila Roccamatisi, Cristina Cingolani, Federica Vitelli, Angelo Camaioni, Stefano Di Girolamo et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/154

18. “Binge-like Prenatal Ethanol Exposure Causes Impaired Cellular Differentiation in the Embryonic Forebrain and Synaptic and Behavioral Defects in Adult Mice”
by Shivakumar Subbanna and Balapal S. Basavarajappa
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(6), 793; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060793
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/6/793

19. “Psychological Impact of Parkinson Disease Delusions on Spouse Caregivers: A Qualitative Study”
by Christopher M. Driskill, Jessica E. Childs, Bemisal Itmer, Jai S. Rajput and Sven Kroener
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(9), 1137; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12091137
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/9/1137

20. “High-Intensity Interval Training-Induced Hippocampal Molecular Changes Associated with Improvement in Anxiety-like Behavior but Not Cognitive Function in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes”
by Amin Orumiyehei, Kayvan Khoramipour, Maryam Hossein Rezaei, Elham Madadizadeh, Manzumeh Shamsi Meymandi, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Mohsen Chamanara, Hamideh Bashiri and Hamideh Bashiri
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(10), 1280; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12101280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/10/1280