Controlling Emotion: Neural Systems and Psychological Strategies
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropsychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 827
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Dear Colleagues,
Emotional regulation is essential to adaptive behavior, social functioning, and mental health. Yet, the processes by which individuals control emotional responses involve complex interactions between neural systems, maturational processes, cognitive strategies, environmental demands, and individual traits. This Special Issue of Brain Sciences, entitled “Controlling Emotion: Neural Systems and Psychological Strategies,” aims to bridge cutting-edge research in neuroscience with psychological approaches to studying emotional regulation, offering an interdisciplinary perspective on how emotions are modulated, controlled, and shaped across contexts and populations. Investigations of cortical–subcortical interactions and intervention strategies across the developmental spectrum are of particular interest. Basic, translational, and clinical research approaches are encouraged.
Dr. Jennifer J. Quinn
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuroplasticity
- cortical-subcortical interactions
- development
- habit
- psychopathology
- intervention
- regulation
- cognitive strategies
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