Neural Mechanisms Underlying Social Cognition and Emotional Processing
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Interests: social behavioral neuroscience; brain synchrony; interpersonal psychology; social psychology; parent–child relationships; spouses; families
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Social cognition and emotional processing are integral to human interactions, facilitating our ability to interpret, empathize, and effectively respond to others’ emotions and social signals. Recent advances in neuroscience have significantly expanded our understanding of the neural mechanisms underpinning these processes. However, notable research gaps remain. Important areas for further exploration include investigating the neural mechanisms underlying empathy, perspective taking and emotional regulation, examining the influence of social contexts on emotional neural processes, determining neural predictors of social behaviors in naturalistic settings, and advancing methods for accurately measuring neural correlations of social interactions. Further investigation employing innovative neuroimaging techniques, multimodal methodologies, and ecologically valid paradigms is essential to address these questions.
The submission of original research, reviews, and perspectives is welcome. Topics of interest include the following:
- Neural dynamics underlying social cognition, empathy, perspective taking, and social decision making.
- Brain mechanisms involved in emotion recognition, processing, and regulation.
- Impact of social context on the neural mechanisms of emotional processing.
- Neural predictors of social behavior in real-world settings.
- Methodological advancements in measuring neural correlations of social behavior.
We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Dr. Atiqah Azhari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- social cognition
- emotional processing
- social neuroscience
- developmental neuroscience
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