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:
- Neural Correlates of Art and Multisensory Perception (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- The Role of Awareness in Visuomotor Control, Perception, and Spatial Attention (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Psychological Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Psychological Difficulties in Individuals with Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Eye-Tracking Monitoring of Neurological and Psychiatric Conditions Across Life Span (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Brain Boosting: Recent Advances in Neurostimulation on Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Performance (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Perceptual Learning and Cortical Plasticity (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- From Brain Circuits to Behavior: A Neuroendocrine Perspective (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Research on Cannabis and Other Substance Abuse: Neurological Insights (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Advances in Digital Mental Health (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Modulating Brain Network Dynamics Through Training: Impacts on Perception, Cognition, and Action in Health and Disorder (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Clinical Studies in Alcohol Use Disorders (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- The Interplay Between the Brain, Behavior and Immunity (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- New Horizons in Multisensory Perception and Processing—2nd Edition (Deadline: 24 November 2025)
- The Neuroscience of Decision-Making: Linking the Brain, Behavior, and Society (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Mechanisms That Support Music Learning and Development (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
