Neuropeptides, Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuropsychiatric disorders; autism spectrum disorders; sleep disorders; zebrafish; learning and memory; Alzheimer’s disease; therapeutics
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Dear Colleagues,
Neuropeptides play a pivotal role in modulating brain function, behavior, and the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. Since their discovery, neuropeptides come to be understood as the key neuromodulators influencing emotion, stress response, cognition, and social behavior. Dysregulation in neuropeptide signaling pathways has been increasingly implicated in conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorders.
This Special Issue aims to present interdisciplinary research that is at the intersection of neuropeptidergic systems, behavioral neuroscience, and psychiatry. We invite original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that explore the molecular, cellular, and circuit-level mechanisms of neuropeptides and how they affect behavior and mental health.
We especially welcome cutting-edge studies that use advanced techniques such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, imaging, omics, and computational modeling to elucidate the function of neuropeptides in animal models and humans. Translational and clinical studies that provide new insights into their diagnostic, therapeutic, or biomarker potential are highly encouraged.
Dr. Chanpreet Singh
Guest Editor
Dr. Jin Xu
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- neuropeptides
- psychiatric disorders
- behavioral neuroscience
- neuromodulation
- stress and emotion
- neurocircuitry
- translational psychiatry
- biomarkers
- optogenetics
- peptidergic signaling
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