Behavioral Neuroscience
A section of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425).
Section Information
The Behavioral Neuroscience Section reports advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying behavior. This Section publishes articles with major insights into the neural mechanisms of animal and human behavior, from early development to senescence, and highly welcomes articles studying the interplay between behavior and its neurobiological basis, from behavioral to neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies. This Section also publishes studies in psychophysiology (both human and animal). Integrative and translational approaches are appreciated.
Although this Section prioritizes original research articles that report novel findings, it also publishes negative findings and replications of previously reported findings.
Key research areas covered by this Section include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Cognitive neuroscience;
- Neuroimaging;
- Psychophysiology;
- Psychobiology;
- Psychopharmacology;
- Sleep, homeostasis, and circadian rhythms;
- Neural plasticity;
- Behavioral neurology;
- Motivation and reward;
- Learning and memory;
- Emotion;
- Attention and consciousness;
- Spatial attention;
- Social cognition;
- Executive function;
- Perception and sensory processes;
- Cortex;
- Dysfunction, pathological conditions, and addiction;
- Neurophysiology;
- Electrophysiology.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Linkage among Cognition, Emotion and Behavior (Deadline: 11 December 2023)
- The Role of Visual Awareness in Perception, Spatial Attention and Visuomotor Control (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Cognitive Function (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Unraveling the Neurobiology of Aggression and Violence (Deadline: 1 January 2024)
- Addictive and Concomitant Psychiatric Disorders (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- The Role of Basal Forebrain and Thalamic Structures in the Regulation of Sleep and Wakefulness (Deadline: 5 March 2024)
- Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Current Situation and Prospects (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- Eye Movements and Cognitive Neuroscience (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Research on Executive Functions by EEG and fMRI (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- New Horizons in Multisensory Perception and Processing (Deadline: 17 May 2024)
- Brain Structural and Functional Correlates of Addiction (Deadline: 31 May 2024)