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Social and Emotional Processes in Interpersonal Contexts

edited by

Yaoying Xu

and

Yuyan Xia

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1527 | Submission Open

Keywords: social; emotional; social– emotional; interpersonal; cultural relevance; neuroscience; social interaction; interdisciplinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience)

Mapping the Invisible: Mechanisms and Markers in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

edited by

Salvatore Rudilosso

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: lacunar stroke; small vessel disease; white matter disease; blood– brain barrier; white matter hyperintensities; perivascular spaces; cerebral microbleeds; vascular dementia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)

Perinatal Psychosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

edited by

Nusrat Husain

and Siham Sikander

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: perinatal psychosis; post partum psychosis; perinatal psychosis detection tools; pharmacological treatment; psycho-social interventions; community based care; community support; perinatal mental health; puerperal psychosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Application of MRI in Brain Diseases

edited by

Carlo A. Mallio

Gianfranco Di Gennaro

and Andrea Elefante

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30932 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); medical imaging; neurological disorders; mental disorders; brain diseases; diagnosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging)

Modulating Brain Network Dynamics Through Training: Impacts on Perception, Cognition, and Action in Health and Disorder

edited by

Mukesh Dhamala

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19674 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; cognition; motor actions; behavioral training; music; video game playing; neuroimaging; computational models; physical exercise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Neuroscience)

The Eye as the Window to Brain Science: Fields of Neuroscience Created from Eye Research

edited by

George Ayoub

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9522 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory system functions; neuroanatomy; neurochemistry; neurophysiology; developmental neurobiology; neurological health and disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Motor Neuroscience)

Application of Nerve Stimulation: Current Status and Future Directions—2nd Edition

edited by

Younbyoung Chae

and Hee Young Kim

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7587 | Submission Open

Keywords: acupuncture; neuroanatomy; neuroimaging; neuromodulation; peripheral nervous system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging)

Trends and Challenges in Neuroengineering

edited by

Edgard Morya

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3963 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroengineering; human interface; brain interface; neuromodulation; neurorobotic; neuroethic; artificial intelligence; neurotechnology; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neural Engineering, Neuroergonomics and Neurorobotics)

Climate-Related Neurological Problems and Diseases

edited by Karel Kostev

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3376 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; heat; stroke; migraine; headache; depression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Neuroscience)

Alzheimer’s Disease: Symptoms, Early Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

edited by Vasileios Papaliagkas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; mild cognitive impairment; clinical neurophysiology; biomarkers; diagnosis; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Role of Dopamine in Health and Disease

edited by

Anna Grzywacz

and

Remigiusz Recław

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1735 | Submission Open

Keywords: dopamine; dopaminergic signaling; reward and motivation; neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders; addiction and behavioral addictions; stress and resilience; emotion regulation and cognition; personality and individual differences; physical activity and motor function; genetic and epigenetic factors; neurobiology of health and disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Cerebrovascular Disease: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Marialuisa Zedde and Rosario Pascarella

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: ischemic stroke; SVD; vasculitides; fibromuscular dysplasia; thrombolysis; EVT; plaque imaging; intracranial stenosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)

Concussion and Its Rehabilitation

edited by

Ioannis Asterios Mavroudis

and Alin Stelian Ciobică

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: concussion; mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI); post-concussion syndrome; neurorehabilitation; brain injury recovery; cognitive impairment; sports-related concussion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Mapping the Brain: Neural Correlates of Cognition and Mental Illness

edited by Giacomo Deste and

Daniele Corbo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; neural circuits; neurodevelopmental disorders; mental illness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Neuroscience)

Current Advances in Intracranial Aneurysms: From Basic to Clinical Research

edited by Yanning Rui and Zhen Xu

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2751 | Submission Open

Keywords: intracranial aneurysm; causes; treatment; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)

Fetal Foundations of Cognition: Tracing Neurodevelopmental Pathways from an Integrated Perspective

edited by Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa and Cristina Baldoli

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: fetal neurodevelopment; neuroimaging techniques; cognitive outcomes; integrated perspectives; methodological innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Neuroscience)

Advances in Neurorehabilitation of Movement Disorders

edited by

Mariusz Drużbicki

and

Agnieszka Guzik

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; virtual reality; robotic rehabilitation; advanced technologies; gait

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Motor Neuroscience)

Using Neuroimaging to Explore Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Ting Shen

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6752 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging; neurodegenerative diseases; multidisciplinary research; imaging-omics study; multimodal integration; AI-driven analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Neurosurgery on Epilepsy

edited by

Takehiro Uda

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 977 | Submission Open

Keywords: epilepsy surgery; stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG); functional neurosurgery; preoperative evaluations; minimally invasive techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)

Exploration of the Effects of Circadian Rhythms on Behavior and Physiology

edited by Christos Frantzidis and Kalliopi Megari

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior; chronobiology; computational modeling; depression; immune function; metabolism; neurodegeneration; sleep deprivation; translational neuroscience; wearable technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience)

How to Rewire the Brain—Neuroplasticity

edited by

Jianyang Du

and Hui Lu

submission deadline 19 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 29994 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain circuits; neural networks; synaptic plasticity; neural development; network dynamics; neural coding; information processing; neuron– glia interaction; behavioral output; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience)

Neuroimaging and Biomarker-Guided Neuromodulation: Advances in Personalized Brain and Autonomic Stimulation

edited by Mohsen Mosayebi-Samani and

Desmond Agboada

submission deadline 19 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9130 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuromodulation; brain stimulation; autonomic regulation; neuroimaging; biomarkers; AI-driven Closed-loop Systems; transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS); deep brain stimulation (DBS); transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS); vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS); heart rate variability (HRV); biofeedback; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); electroencephalography (EEG); functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); epilepsy; depression; stroke; Alzheimer; PTSD; anxiety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging)

Advances in Biomedical Research and Clinical Studies of Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders

edited by

Frank C. Church

and Stefania Brotini

submission deadline 19 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; Parkinson’ s disease (PD); atypical parkinsonian disorders (APDs); Alzheimer’ s disease (AD); frontotemporal dementia (FTD); Dementia with Lewy Body (DLB); Multiple System Atrophy Parkinsonian Variant (MSA-P); Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP); Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD); biomarkers of PD and APD; pathophysiology of neurodegeneration in PD and APD; α -synuclein; beta-amyloid; and tau; role of exercise in therapy for neurodegenerative disorders (PD and APD); recent discoveries in the genetics and therapies of neurodegenerative dementias in PD and APD; brain plasticity; Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) approaches in PD and APD; research aimed to understand the role of neuroinflammation in PD and APD; advances in the role of a dysfunctional immune system in the etiology of PD and APD; mitochondria and cellular energy problems in PD and APD.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Robot and Brain–Computer Interface Therapies for Neurorehabilitation: Current State of the Art and Applications

edited by

Amin Hekmatmanesh

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot; brain computer interface; neurorehabilitation; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Emotional Dysregulation: From Neurodevelopment to Adult Psychopathology—a Transdiagnostic Perspective

edited by

Giulio E. Brancati

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotional dysregulation; affective instability; irritability; neurodevelopmental disorders; transdiagnostic psychopathology; comorbidity; internalizing disorders; externalizing disorders; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; mood disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Neuroscience)

Controlling Emotion: Neural Systems and Psychological Strategies

edited by

Jennifer J. Quinn

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroplasticity; cortical-subcortical interactions; development; habit; psychopathology; intervention; regulation; cognitive strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

Quality of Life in Older Adults with Musculoskeletal or Neuromuscular Disorders: Assessment and Intervention Strategies

edited by

Tatsunori Ikemoto

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: musculoskeletal disorder (MSD); neuromuscular disorder (NMD); pain; numbness; muscle weakness; functional decline; quality of life; aging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Motor Neuroscience)

Research Progress and Insights into Brain Visual Mechanisms

edited by

Thiago P. Fernandes

and

Guifen Chen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; sensory neuroscience; visual neuroscience; brain mechanisms; neural basis of vision; spatial cognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Motor Neuroscience)

Immune Response Dysregulation in Neurological Infections: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

edited by

Ryutaro Kajihara

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurological infections; immune response dysregulation; neuroinflammation; diagnostic biomarkers; therapeutic strategies; viral encephalitis; bacterial meningitis; neuroimmunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropharmacology and Neuropathology)

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Bridging Clinical Research and Brain Stimulation

edited by

Lucia Mencarelli

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; dementia; cognitive decline; brain stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); transcranial electric stimulation (tES); neurorehabilitation; neuromodulation; translational neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Evolved Affects: Evolutionary Perspectives in Affective Neuroscience

edited by

Ivana Hromatko

and

Una Mikac

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective neuroscience; evolutionary psychology; adaptive function of emotions; domain-specificity; proximal mechanisms; neural correlates; hormonal correlates; ecological context; emotion and adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience)

Intracranial Pressure Management in Acute Brain Injury

edited by

Alessandro Bertuccio

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: severe brain trauma injury; subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); brain hemorrhage; stroke; intracranial pressure (ICP); monitoring; neurocritical care; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Neuroscience)

Astrocytes in Brain Health and Disease: From Development to Neurodegeneration

edited by

Luan Pereira Diniz

submission deadline 28 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2627 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrocytes; mitochondrial dynamics; neuroinflammation; glia– neuron interaction; brain aging; synaptic regulation; neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; astrocyte-targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroglia)

Applications of fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in Neuropsychiatry and Neurological Disease

edited by

Vincenzo Alfano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5961 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional MRI (fMRI); neuropsychiatric disorders; neurological disease; brain connectivity; functional connectivity; neuroimaging; brain networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging)

Exploring the Neurobiology of the Sensory-Motor System

edited by

Daya Shankar Gupta

and Hubert Löffler

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5714 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory; perception; motor; execution; cognitive functions; space of the brain; temporal-spatial; time dimension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Motor Neuroscience)

Optimizing Driving Safety: Neurocognitive Insights, Health-Promoting Strategies, and Policy Innovation

edited by

Foteini Christidi

Pinelopi Vlotinou

and

Anna Tsiakiri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5622 | Submission Open

Keywords: driving; cognitive; sensory; and motor functions; decision-making; public health; aging; brain changes; cognitive decline

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Neuroscience)

Perinatal Psychiatry: Mental Health During Pregnancy and the Postpartum

edited by Saulo Gantes Tractenberg,

Thiago Wendt Viola

and Tagma Marina Schneider Donelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4847 | Submission Open

Keywords: perinatal; postpartum; mental health; pregnancy; postpartum depression; postpartum psychosis; psychiatric disorders; puerperal disorders; infant; perinatal care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

New Approaches in the Exploration of Parkinson’s Disease: 2nd Edition

edited by Carla Masala,

Paolo Solla

Francesco Loy

and

Tommaso Ercoli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; neurodegenerative disorders; nonmotor symptoms; quality of life; cognition; olfactory deficits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Advances in Intracranial Aneurysms

edited by Mario Zuccarello and Sudhakar Vadivelu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: intracranial aneurysms; natural history; improved diagnosis; minimally invasive treatment; device development; molecular mechanisms; emerging drug therapies; artificial intelligence; prevention strategies; public education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)

New Insights into Movement Generation: Sensorimotor Processes—2nd Edition

edited by

Koichi Hiraoka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor plan; somatosensation; sensory– motor integration; feedback; vision; motor execution; movement; motor control; stimulus– response mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Motor Neuroscience)

Ageing and Visual Working Memory: Cognitive and Neural Perspectives

edited by

Jean-Francois Delvenne

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: ageing; memory; cognitive/physical health; quality of life; cognition; prevention; cognitive decline

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience)

Sexual Behaviours and Mental Health

edited by

Rafał Gerymski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual behaviors; mental health; well-being; sexuality; neuropsychology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

The Latest Exploration of Cerebrovascular Diseases: From Preclinical Research to Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by

Basil Grüter

and

Martina Sebök

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: intracranial aneurysm; arterio-venous malformation (AVM); dural arterio-venous fistula (AVF); ischaemic stroke; chronic steno-occlusive disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)

Intraoperative Neurophysiology: New Perspectives and Clinical Applications

edited by Riccardo Budai and Giada Pauletto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: IOM (intra operative monitoring); MEP (motor evoked potentials); SEP (somatosensory evoked potentials); BAEP (brainstem acoustic evoked potentials); VEP (visual evoked potentials); EMG (electromyography); EEG (electroencephalography); EcoG (electrocorticography); epilepsy; cerebral tumors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging)

Neurocognitive Deficits and Remediation in Severe Mental Illness: Mechanisms and Treatments

edited by Veronica B. Perez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: Severe mental illness; Psychosis/Schizophrenia; Neurocognition/neurophysiology; Psychosocial Function; Cognitive remediation;

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Exploring Rehabilitation Strategies and Biomarkers for Brain Injury

edited by Ping-Hong Yeh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: traumatic brain injury (TBI); biomarkers; neuroinflammation; diffuse axonal injury (DAI); neuroimaging; neuropsychological assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Advances in Speech and Language Research for Cognitive Well-Being in Aging

edited by

Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart

, Lilian Cristine Hubner and Erica Dos Santos Rodrigues

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22178 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication skills; language abilities; speech; cognitive function; neurodegenerative diseases; neuromodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurolinguistics)

From Circuits to Symptoms: Advances in Psychiatry and Brain Science

edited by Stefania Bonaccorso

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2893 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurosciences; mental health; biomarkers; inflammation; AI; digital psychiatry; phenomenology; psychopathology; psychedelics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Cognitive Processes in Human–AI Interaction: Neural and Behavioral Insights

edited by

Gioele Gavazzi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive control; human– artificial intelligence interaction; inhibition & AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Neuroscience)

Mental Health and Justice: New Advances in Forensic Psychiatry

edited by

Andrea Cioffi

submission deadline 14 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic psychiatry; legal medicine; ethics and mental health; psychiatry in correctional settings; criminal responsibility; expert witness; risk assessment; violent behavior; psychiatrist’ s professional liability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

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