Exploration of the Effects of Circadian Rhythms on Behavior and Physiology
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 403
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep neuroscience; macro-architecture; polysomnography; sleep staging; insomnia; sleep-related breathing disorders; resting-state networks
Interests: psychopathology; clinical neuropsychology topics; especially postoperative cognitive functions of cardiac patients and cognitive function of central nervous system’s diseases; health psychology topics; especially cancer and heart diseases; group therapy & counselling of prisoners; group therapy & counselling of children and adults with disabilities and families’ therapy; cognitive psychotherapy; person-centered psychotherapy; positive psychology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The study of sleep and circadian rhythms has evolved from early identification of the suprachiasmatic nucleus to current insights into molecular clocks, metabolic regulation, and neuroimmune pathways. Increasing evidence links circadian disruption to obesity, depression, cardiometabolic disease, immune dysregulation, and neurodegeneration. Lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, and light exposure interact with circadian biology to shape behavioural and physiological outcomes.
This Special Issue aims to advance understanding of sleep and circadian neuroscience across molecular, systems, and translational levels. We particularly welcome studies addressing the neural mechanisms of circadian regulation, the bidirectional links between sleep and metabolic or psychiatric disorders, the immune consequences of sleep deprivation, and interventions that restore circadian alignment. We are also interested in sleep disorders in confined and critical environments like deep-sea exploration, space missions, and battlefields.
We solicit original research articles, reviews, and methodological papers employing cutting-edge approaches such as computational modelling, wearable technology, and multimodal biomarker integration to explore how circadian rhythms influence human behavior, health, and disease trajectories.
Dr. Christos Frantzidis
Guest Editor
Dr. Kalliopi Megari
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- behavior
- chronobiology
- computational modeling
- depression
- immune function
- metabolism
- neurodegeneration
- sleep deprivation
- translational neuroscience
- wearable technology
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