Advances in Neuroimaging for Human Cognition, Behavior, Brain Modulation and Prediction

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, research on cortical activity has shifted from being primarily descriptive to playing a more disruptive role: discovering the underlying mechanisms of cortical activity and the ways to modulate it precisely and non-invasively. The ability to intervene in specific brain neural networks expands the horizons of clinical and technological innovation. However, achieving effective modulation depends primarily on neuroimaging techniques that can capture the spatiotemporal dynamics of cortical activity with high resolution. This Special Issue welcomes contributions that connect recent advances in neuroimaging with applications in the modulation of cortical activity. We invite submissions of studies that employ neuroimaging modalities, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), diffusion imaging, positron emission tomography (PET), and other multimodal tools. Of particular interest is research integrating these imaging tools with neuromodulation techniques, such as transcranial magnetic or electrical stimulation, to investigate how they influence cortical organization and plasticity. In that sense, this Special Issue calls for recent research in visual neuroscience, visual cognition, and human behavior that employs neuroimaging as a fundamental methodological approach for understanding the mechanisms underlying perception, decision-making, and interaction with the environment. Submissions are especially encouraged in emerging areas such as:

• Human–computer interaction;
• Brain–computer interfaces;
• Design of computational models to analyze and predict cortical activity in conjunction with behavioral aspects.

This Special Issue aims to focus on interdisciplinary work among neuroimaging, neuromodulation, and computational modeling that will take us beyond image observation and analysis, toward a deeper understanding of brain function.

Dr. Francisco Ávila Gómez
Guest Editor

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• neuroimaging
• human cognition
• behavior prediction
• brain stimulation
• cortical modulation
• multimodal integration
• machine learning
• human–machine interaction
• predictive modeling
• cognitive neuroscience