Cells of the Nervous System
A section of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Section Information
“Cells of the Nervous System” section of the international open access journal Cells aims to stimulate research that focuses on the understanding of
- Sensory and Motor Systems
- Central Pattern Generators
- Neuroethology
- Fundamental Mechanisms underlying learning and memory
- Trophic Factors and Synaptic plasticity
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms underlying neurodevelopment
- Synapse Formation
- Nerve regeneration
- Neuronal Differentiation, Proliferation and Migration
- Neurotoxicity
- Optogenetics
- Pain perception and its management
- Neurodegeneration
- Glia as the other Nervous System
- Nervous system: From Genes to epigenetics
- Stress, depression and intergenerational trauma
- Concussion and post-traumatic stress
- Child Brain Development
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders: From Autism Spectrum to ADHD
- From Animal Models to Translational research
- Neuro-psychiatry: From diagnosis to treatment
- Modern Techniques in Neuroscience
- Neurosciences: Is animal research still relevant for Translational to precision health?
- Learning and Memory: From animal models, genes and molecules to behavior
- Disorders of the Adult brain (epilepsy etc.)
- Brain-machine interfacing and neuroprosthesis
- Nerve-electronics conduits
- Neuro-inflammation
- Gut-brain Physiology and pathology
- Neuro-enrichment and brain rehabilitation
- Brain pacemakers
- Brain tumors
- Spinal cord injury and regeneration
- Stem cells and their therapeutic potential for brain repair
- Axonal pathfinding
- Developmental and Adult Neurogenesis
- Neuronal Excitability: From Ion channels to Networks
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Neurobiology of Chronicity of Pain (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Central Nervous System Autoimmunity (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Novel and Experimental Strategies for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Synaptic Plasticity in Brain and Nerves: New Vistas in Health and Diseases (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Astrocyte Reprogramming and Brain Homeostasis (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Role of Zinc in Brain Homeostasis and Neurological Disorders (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Understanding Spinal Cord Injury and Repair: From Molecules to Neurocircuits and Multimodal Prostheses (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Natural Products in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Current Trends and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Radiation-Induced Brain Injury: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Immunotherapeutic Challenges and Treatment Resistance in Glioma (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- New Discoveries in Calcium Signaling-Related Neurological Disorders (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Neuroinflammation in Developmental Brain Diseases (Deadline: 7 July 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Glioblastoma: What Do We Know? (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Neuroinflammation in Brain Health and Diseases (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Neuronal Development and Disease: From Molecular Bases to Neurological Disorders (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Cell Stress and Intervention in Neurological Disease (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Role of Thyroid Hormone in Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurodegeneration: A Translational Perspective (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- The Role of Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Neuroinflammation (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- The Role Glial Cells in Neurodegenerative Disorders (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Renewing Reasons to Believe in Gene Therapies for Epilepsy (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Molecular and Cellular Advances in Gut-Brain Axis (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Autophagy in Neurological Disorders (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Beyond Bystanders: The Emerging Roles of Glia in Brain Health and Disease (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Perinatal Brain Injury—from Pathophysiology to Therapy (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recent Advances in Astrocyte Neuron Communication (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Glial Cells: Physiological and Pathological Perspective (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Small Molecular Therapeutics Promoting Neuronal Plasticity, Hippocampal Learning, and Memory (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recent Advances in the Study of Tau Protein (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- New Insights into Astrocytes in Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Lipids and Lipidomics in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Cell Signaling in Neurodegeneration Disease (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Cell Death Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities in Glioblastoma (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Cognitive Function and Dysfunction (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Emerging Roles of Glial Cells in Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Motor Neuron Diseases: From Molecular Basic Research to Diagnosis and Therapeutics Implications (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease
- Beyond Neurotransmission: Emerging Roles of Neurotransmitters in Regulating Morphological, Biochemical, and Functional Properties of Glial and Immune Cells in Healthy and Disease States
- Brain-Body Interactions in the Maintenance of Homeostasis: An Honorary Issue in Memory of Prof. Claude Bernard
- Cell Biology of Spinal Cord Injury and Repair
- Determinants of Neuronal Susceptibility to Mitochondrial Disease
- Feature Papers in 'Cells of the Nervous System' Section
- How Perinatal Stress Affects Brain Plasticity in Ontogenesis
- Molecular and Behavior Relationship in Gene-Manipulated Model Organisms
- Molecular Insights into Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Molecular signaling, Circuit Neuroplasticity and the Cognitive Function
- New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
- Oligodendrocyte Physiology and Pathology Function
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA): Molecular Mechanisms and Novel Treatment Strategies
- Stem Cells and Bioengineering for Brain Repair
- Tau Protein in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Closed)
- The Pathogenesis of Neurological Disorders
- Understanding the Impact of Dopamine Receptors Diversity in the Central Nervous System
