Brain Sciences

Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Treatment-Resistant Depression

edited by Yuliya O. Knyahnytska

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: treatment resistant depression; hard-to-treat mood disorders; innovative interventions; therapeutic brain stimulation interventions; neuromodulation interventions; novel psychotropics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Chronic Non-Infectious Diseases with a High Impact on the Central Nervous System

edited by

Grazyna Lietzau

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11931 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental disorders; metabolic diseases; migraine; movement disorders; multiple sclerosis; neurodegenerative diseases; stroke

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

Advances in Cognitive and Psychometric Evaluation

edited by

Rubén Trigueros Ramos

,

José M. Aguilar-Parra

and

Rocío Collado-Soler

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive assessment; psychometric evaluation; measurement innovation; advanced data analysis; affective assessment

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

Pharmacy and Mental Health

edited by

Kyle Burghardt

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1205 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacy; mental health; pharmacists

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

Interoception and Women’s Health

edited by

Jennifer Todd

and Jennifer Murphy

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 20454 | Submission Open

Keywords: interoception; women’ s health; sex differences; healthcare disparities; reproductive health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

The Use of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Neurorehabilitation: From Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

,

David Perpetuini

and

Irene Aprile

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16701 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic-assisted rehabilitation; machine learning; neurological disorders; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Neuromodulation for Pain Management: Evidence of Safety and Efficacy

edited by

Andrés Molero-Chamizo

and Rafael Tomás Andújar-Barroso

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8085 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; clinical neurostimulation; invasive neuromodulation; neurostimulation-induced plasticity; non-invasive neuromodulation; pain management; transcranial electric stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation

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

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Neuroscience

edited by Mohsen Ahmadi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2468 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; computational neuroscience; deep learning; neuroimaging; brain– computer interfaces; neural signal processing; cognitive modeling; neurodegenerative diseases; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Neuroscience, Neuroinformatics, and Neurocomputing)

Perinatal Psychiatry: Mental Health During Pregnancy and the Postpartum

edited by Saulo Gantes Tractenberg,

Thiago Wendt Viola

and Tagma Marina Schneider Donelli

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 941 | 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)

Advanced Optical Neuroimaging and Neurotransmitter Analysis in Cortical Circuits and Sensory Processing

edited by

Kurtulus Golcuk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: Optical neuroimaging; Neurotransmitter dynamics; Cortical circuits; Sensory processing; Fiber Photometry; Two-Photon microscopy; Neuromodulation; Neurological disorders; Neurophysiological diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Neuroscience)

The Microbiome in Neurological Disorders

edited by

Keehoon Lee

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; brain– microbiome axis; brain– gut axis; neurological disorders; neurodegenerative; neurodevelopmental; neuroinflammatory; human microbiome

Anti-Aggregation Therapies Targeting Amyloid-Beta, Tau and Alpha-Synuclein and Other Proteins Associated with Neurodegenerative Disorders

edited by

Bruno Meloni

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: amyloid-beta (Aβ ) aggregation; Tau aggregation; alpha-synuclein (α -Syn) aggregation; TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) aggregation; superoxide dismutase (SOD1) aggregation; Huntingtin (HTT) aggregation; prion protein (PrPᶜ); protein aggregation; anti-protein aggregating agents; proteinopathies; neurodegeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Falls: Developing, Understanding, and Communicating Effective Interventions

edited by

Shashank Ghai

and

Ishan Ghai

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; posture; fall prevention; balance disorders; rehabilitation; assistive technology; neurological disorders; wearable devices; intervention strategies; clinical practice; intervention communication

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

Primary Progressive Aphasia: What Happens to Speech and Language? What Can We Do to Help?

edited by

Monica Lavoie

, Anna P. Volkmer, Jason D. Warren and

Petronilla Battista

submission deadline 21 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary progressive aphasia; language; brain; communication; cognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurolinguistics)

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 21 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 900 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurolinguistics)

Artificial Intelligence in Neurological Disorders

edited by

Rahul Kashyap

and

Pallavi Dinesh Shirsat

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; neurological disorders; machine learning; deep learning; neuroimaging; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; predictive analytics; personalized medicine; ethical AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Neuroscience, Neuroinformatics, and Neurocomputing)

Risk Factors for Tinnitus and Tinnitus-Related Disease

edited by

Alessandra Fioretti

and Alberto Eibenstein

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open

Keywords: tinnitus; anxiety; depression; stress; migraine; hearing loss; insomnia; biomarkers; noise; ototoxicity

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

Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders: Emerging Evidence and New Perspectives—2nd Edition

edited by

Jacopo Lisoni

and

Stefano Barlati

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18370 | Submission Open

Keywords: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and Theta burst stimulation (TBS); transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) (transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS); transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)); magnetic seizure therapy (MST); depression; bipolar disorder; and other mood disorders; schizophrenia and psychosis; obsessive– compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders; substance use disorders; neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD; autism); neuroimaging; neurophysiology; cognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neuronal Function, Homeostasis, and Disease

edited by

Daniel José Barbosa

and

Ana Filipa Sobral

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5460 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular mechanisms; cellular mechanisms; neuronal function; neuronal homeostasis; neuronal health; neuronal development; neuronal metabolism; neuron– glia interactions; synaptic plasticity; biomarkers of early diagnosis; neurodegeneration; brain diseases

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

At the Frontiers of Neurorehabilitation: 3rd Edition

edited by

Manuel Gaviria

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5136 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNS trauma; ischemic CNS injury; neurodegenerative disorders; neurorehabilitation; neuroplasticity; personalized therapy; optimization of clinical care; motor learning; cognitive reinforcement; motivational issues; relevant outcome measures; innovative approaches; rehabilitation devices; neuro-prosthetics; brain– computer interfaces; clinical trials for validation; regulatory issues; activities of daily living (ADLs) autonomy; quality of life; neurodevelopmental disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Sensorimotor Learning and Plasticity: Novel Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Giacomo Guidali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5132 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensorimotor learning; brain plasticity; cognitive neuroscience; neurophysiology; non-invasive brain stimulation; EEG; neuromodulation; motor system; visual system; somatosensory system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Neuroscience)

The Future of Human–Machine Collaboration: AI in Neural Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies

edited by

Cristian Randieri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2143 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; neural rehabilitation; brain– computer interface; neuroprosthetics; machine learning; rehabilitation robotics; neuroengineering; assistive technology; wearable devices; neurosignal processing

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

Recent Advances in Assessment and Rehabilitation of Communication and Language Disorders: Enhancing Innovations, Neuromodulation and AI

edited by

Dionysus Tafiadis

, Nafsika Ziavra,

Angelos Papadopoulos

and

Konstantinos Drosos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1823 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifespan speech and language disorders; lifespan communication disorders; special learning disabilities; lifespan voice and swallowing disorders; assessment; intervention; innovations; neuromodulation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurolinguistics)

Toxic Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Brain Disorders

edited by

Alexandra Susana Latini

and Ana Lucia De Paul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotoxicity; physiopathology; therapies; mitochondrial transplantation; oxidative stress; inflammation; mitochondrial dysfunction

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

Advances in Psychopharmacology in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs)

edited by Shoumitro Deb

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; psychopharmacology; research; recent advances; mental health medicine

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

Substance Abuse in the Psychiatric Population

edited by

Michael Fritz

and

Marc Fakhoury

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: substance abuse disorder; genetics (expression; SNPs); epigenetics; schizophrenia; forensic psychiatry; depression; bipolar disorder; translational research; personality disorders; imaging (PET; SPECT; MRI); general psychiatry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Lifestyle and Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis

edited by

Roberta Lanzillo

,

Saverio Stranges

and

Marinella Clerico

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple sclerosis; lifestyle; risk factors; nutrition; pollution; sleep quality; progression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Neuroscience of Learning, Mental Health, and Cultural Adaptation: Cognitive, Pedagogical, and Psychological Perspectives

edited by

Evgenia Gkintoni

,

Georgios Nikolaou

and

Stephanos Ph Vassilopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive neuroscience; mental health and learning; cultural adaptation; educational neuroscience; neuropsychology of learning; pedagogical interventions; emotional resilience in education; multicultural and inclusive education; neural mechanisms of learning; cross-cultural pedagogy

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

Quantifying Motor Neurone Disease: Advances and Challenges in Developing Biomarkers, Predictive Models and Outcome Measures

edited by Roisin McMackin and

Joke De Vocht

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; primary lateral sclerosis; progressive muscular atrophy; biomarkers (cognition; neurophysiology; biofluid markers; neuroimaging); modelling; therapeutic development; early detection and diagnosis; precision medicine

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

New Advances in Functional Neurosurgery—2nd Edition

edited by

Nicola Montano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional neurosurgery; trigeminal neuralgia; microvascular decompression; deep brain stimulation; neuromodulation; spinal cord stimulation; epilepsy surgery; neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring; artificial intelligence in neurosurgery; MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS); laser interstitial thermal therapy (LiTT)

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

Applications of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Mental Disorders

edited by Maria Rita Sergi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychological well-being; psychotherapy; assessment tools; psychometric validation; clinical psychology; mental health interventions

Advanced Neuromodulation Therapies for Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Disorders

edited by

Valquíria Aparecida da Silva

and Marina de Goes Salvetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS); theta burst stimulation (TBS); chronic pain; treatment-resistant depression; neuromodulation; tDCS; tACS; non-invasive brain stimulation; neuroplasticity; functional connectivity; major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

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

Multiple Sclerosis Across the Age Spectrum—Beyond Inflammation

edited by

Angelo Bellinvia

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple sclerosis; neurodegeneration; disability; cognition; functional outcomes; rehabilitation; pediatric-onset; late onset; ageing

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Social Cognition and Emotional Processing

edited by

Atiqah Azhari

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: social cognition; emotional processing; social neuroscience; developmental neuroscience

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

Deep Research into Stroke

edited by

Min Su Kim

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3041 | Submission Open

Keywords: stroke; rehabilitation; neuromodulation; physical therapy; robotics; artificial intelligence; neuroimaging; deep learning; machine learning; exercise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Heterogeneity in Cognitive Aging: From Healthy Aging to Neurodegenerative Disease

edited by Yuta Katsumi,

Deepti Putcha

and Bradford C. Dickerson

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; cognition; cognitive impairment; subjective cognitive decline; neurodegeneration; Alzheimer’ s disease; prognostication; brain imaging; neuromodulation; interventions

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

Beyond Boundaries: Current Advances in Developmental Learning Disorders

edited by Daniela Traficante and

Luisa Girelli

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental learning disorders; transdiagnostic approach; comorbidity; domain-general components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

Non-Invasive Neurotechnologies for Cognitive Augmentation

edited by

Caterina Cinel

,

Davide Valeriani

and

Saugat Bhattacharyya

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotechnology; brain– computer interfaces; neuroergonomics; neurorehabilitation; neuroethics; brain stimulation; cognitive augmentation; cognitive enhancement; adaptive neurotechnology

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

Inflammation and Central Nervous System

edited by

Saifudeen Ismael

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; inflammasome; brain injury; neurodegeneration; aging; cognition; brain senescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Neuroscience)

Anxiety, Depression and Stress

edited by

Sung Joon Cho

submission deadline 18 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3309 | Submission Open

Keywords: anxiety; depression; stress; NMDA modulators; brain stimulation; anti-inflammatory agents; psychosocial interventions

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

Perception Across Disciplines: Exploring the Intersections of Cognitive, Social, Affective and Neural Dimensions

edited by

Yang Zhang

submission deadline 18 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory processing; cognitive systems; perception-action binding; multimodal processing; neural foundations; socio-affective systems; computational models; interdisciplinary research

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

From Bench to Bedside: Motor–Cognitive Interactions—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniele Corbo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9641 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor control and motor learning; movement; cognitive functions; falls; diagnosis; intervention; cognitive– motor training; cognition; fMRI

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

Brain Boosting: Recent Advances in Neurostimulation on Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Performance

edited by

Rinaldo L. Perri

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2192 | Submission Open

Keywords: TMS; cognitive functions; behavioral interventions; brain plasticity; addictions; hypnosis; neurostimulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Neuroscience)

Translational EEG Biomarkers in Animal Models: Bridging Pre-Clinical Findings to Human Neuroscience

edited by

Inga Griskova-Bulanova

and Cestmir Vejmola

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; ECoG; biomarker; animal model; pre-clinical

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

Advances in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Other Psychiatric Disorders

edited by Danielle S. Cha

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; mental illness; treatment; hypothesis driven; burden of disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Neuropathic Pain: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Marcos Brioschi and

Areerat Suputtitada

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropathic pain; pathophysiology; diagnosis; neuroimaging; thermography; artificial intelligence; treatment; rehabilitation; translational research; neuromodulation

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

The Gut–Brain Axis: Exploring the Interactions Between the Microbiota and the Nervous System

edited by

Kyle Gobrogge

submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6271 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut– brain axis; microbiota– neuron interactions; neurological functions and disorders; animal models; behavior and cognition

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

Emerging Trends in Youth Mental Health

edited by

Ilaria Riboldi

submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; adolescent mental health; young adult; stress; psychological; social media; climate change; identity development; digital health; school health services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

Assessment and Rehabilitation of Cognitive Function in Neurological Disorders

edited by Gilles Naeije

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-stroke cognitive impairment; diaschisis; cerebellum; cortico-cerebellar connectivity; neuromodulation; transcranial cerebellar stimulation; cognitive rehabilitation; functional connectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Advances in Neurofeedback Research

edited by

Eddy J. Davelaar

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurofeedback; brain– computer interface; neurophenomenology; EEG; rt-fMRI; fNIRS-neurofeedback

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

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