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:
- The Interplay Between the Brain, Behavior and Immunity (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Modulating Brain Network Dynamics Through Training: Impacts on Perception, Cognition, and Action in Health and Disorder (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Optimizing Driving Safety: Neurocognitive Insights, Health-Promoting Strategies, and Policy Innovation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Cognitive Processes in Human–AI Interaction: Neural and Behavioral Insights (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Biobehavioral Neuroscience and Pain Medicine: Assessment and Management of Pain (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Predictive Processing in Brain and Behavior (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Molecular Neurobiology and Behavioral Mechanisms in Psychiatric Disorders (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Examining Executive Function in Early Childhood: Context, Individual Differences and Interventions (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Neural Oscillations in Cognition and Behavior (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Physical Activity Across the Lifespan: Mechanisms, Interventions and Cognitive Function (Deadline: 10 October 2026)
- Neural Control of Feeding Behavior: Focus on Emotional–Metabolic Comorbidity (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- The Neural Mechanisms of Reward Processing and Addictive Behaviors (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
