Brain Health and Disability

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to share the good news that the MDPI journal Brain Sciences has launched a Special Issue entitled "Brain Health and Disability".

"Brain Health and Disability" is dedicated to promoting and improving the basic as well as translational knowledge of brain health and the prevention of disability through primary and secondary prevention, equity in brain health, brain health capital, rehabilitation, and education, training, and advocacy for brain health for all, leaving no one behind worldwide.

At present, brain health is in peril. One in three of us have a brain condition. Disorders affecting the brain and nervous system cause more death and illness globally than cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and all other conditions. Brain health encompasses mental health conditions, neurological disorders, and cerebrovascular diseases. Dementia, stroke, and depression are all conditions of the brain that rank among the top causes of death and disability globally.

Academics and clinicians have been working to understand these conditions for a long time. They have been examined individually for as long as we can remember. We invite you to rally around brain health; let us explore brain health as a collection of disorders that can be traced back to the brain.

Brain disorders are the leading cause of disability. The number of people with disabilities is assumed to be around 1.3 billion at the time of writing. There are several definitions of disability, such as medical and social models. The social model includes more aspects, with a holistic approach. Disability should not be based on charity; each of us will experience a disability during our lifetime, transient or permanent. Brain health and the addressing of disability are basic human rights. These concepts are very well embedded in the Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) of the World Health Organisation.

This Special Issue will be a catalyst for positive change worldwide.

We welcome your submissions to "Brain Health and Disability".

Prof. Dr. Tissa Wijeratne
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Brain Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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