Best Paper Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Brain Sciences 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Brain Sciences from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Stephen D. Meriney.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in the journal from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Prizes:
– One review award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Brain Sciences in 2024 after peer review;
– One research article award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Brain Sciences in 2024 after peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2024.

Kind regards,
Brain Sciences Editorial Office

 
Brain Sciences Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Brain Sciences will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

24 pages, 685 KiB  
Review
Neurofilaments Light Chain in Neurodegenerative Dementias: A Review of Imaging Correlates
by Chiara Gallingani, Chiara Carbone, Manuela Tondelli and Giovanna Zamboni
Brain Sci. 2024, 14(3), 272; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14030272 - 13 Mar 2024
12 pages, 1099 KiB  
Article
Individualised Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Targeting of the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex for Enhancing Cognition: A Randomised Controlled Trial
by Donel M. Martin, Yon Su, Ho Fung Chan, Victoria Dielenberg, Esther Chow, Mei Xu, Ashley Wang, Stevan Nikolin, Adriano H. Moffa and Colleen K. Loo
Brain Sci. 2024, 14(4), 299; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14040299 - 22 Mar 2024

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh
Prof. Trevor J Crawford
Lancaster University
Dr. Terry Lichtor
Rush. University Medical Center
Prof. Silvio Ionta
UNIL

Winner

30 pages, 1747 KiB  
Review
Spiking Neural Networks and Their Applications: A Review
by Kashu Yamazaki, Viet-Khoa Vo-Ho, Darshan Bulsara and Ngan Le
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(7), 863; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12070863 - 30 Jun 2022

Winner

41 pages, 4322 KiB  
Review
Summary of over Fifty Years with Brain-Computer Interfaces—A Review
by Aleksandra Kawala-Sterniuk, Natalia Browarska, Amir Al-Bakri, Mariusz Pelc, Jaroslaw Zygarlicki, Michaela Sidikova, Radek Martinek and Edward Jacek Gorzelanczyk
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010043 - 3 Jan 2021
21 pages, 8941 KiB  
Article
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 - 7 Jul 2021

Winner

13 pages, 2071 KiB  
Review
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 - 18 Jun 2020
14 pages, 241 KiB  
Article
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 - 3 Jun 2020

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh

Winner

20 pages, 823 KiB  
Review
Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: Links to Anxiety and Depression
by Katherine S. Young, Christina F. Sandman and Michelle G. Craske
Brain Sci. 2019, 9(4), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9040076 - 29 Mar 2019
11 pages, 1584 KiB  
Article
Upregulation of IL-1 Receptor Antagonist in a Mouse Model of Migraine
by Salvo Danilo Lombardo, Emanuela Mazzon, Maria Sofia Basile, Eugenio Cavalli, Placido Bramanti, Riccardo Nania, Paolo Fagone, Ferdinando Nicoletti and Maria Cristina Petralia
Brain Sci. 2019, 9(7), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9070172 - 19 Jul 2019
13 pages, 245 KiB  
Review
Glioblastoma under Siege: An Overview of Current Therapeutic Strategies
by Mayra Paolillo, Cinzia Boselli and Sergio Schinelli
Brain Sci. 2018, 8(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci8010015 - 16 Jan 2018
27 pages, 400 KiB  
Article
Intensity of Multilingual Language Use Predicts Cognitive Performance in Some Multilingual Older Adults
by Anna Pot, Merel Keijzer and Kees De Bot
Brain Sci. 2018, 8(5), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci8050092 - 19 May 2018

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh

Winner

38 pages, 5085 KiB  
Review
Brain–Computer Interface Spellers: A Review
by Aya Rezeika, Mihaly Benda, Piotr Stawicki, Felix Gembler, Abdul Saboor and Ivan Volosyak
Brain Sci. 2018, 8(4), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci8040057 - 30 Mar 2018

Winner

27 pages, 1494 KiB  
Review
Multiple Sclerosis: Immunopathology and Treatment Update
by Narges Dargahi, Maria Katsara, Theodore Tselios, Maria-Eleni Androutsou, Maximilian De Courten, John Matsoukas and Vasso Apostolopoulos
Brain Sci. 2017, 7(7), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci7070078 - 7 Jul 2017
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