Nutrition and Neuro Sciences
A section of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Section Information
Nutrition and Neuro Sciences represent an emerging interdisciplinary research field aimed at understanding the impact of nutrition on cognition and brain health throughout the entire lifecycle. Research in this emerging field suggests that many aspects of nutrition—spanning from the entire diet to specific nutrients—can affect the brain structure and function and are involved in almost every aspect of neural function, having profound implications for understanding the nature of healthy brain aging.
The “Nutrition and Neuro Sciences” Section aims to publish basic and clinical research volumes in the field of nutritional neuro science, with a focus on describing the effects of nutrition on brain function and behavior. We will investigate the effects of different nutrients, food preparations, and supplements (macro and micro) on brain health, neural development, neurochemistry, and behavior, alongside studies on the effects of diets, including the physiological and metabolic effects of phytochemicals, antioxidants, dietary supplements, food additives, and other nutrients on neurons, neurotransmitters and their receptors, cognition, behavior, and hormone regulation.
Keywords
- Minerals
- Vitamins
- Protein
- Carbohydrates
- Fat
- Dietary supplements
- Bioactive compounds
- Neurochemistry
- Neurobiology
- Behavior and cognition
- Anorexia
- Gut–brain axis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Brain
- Neurodegenerative
- Anxiety
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Nutrition and Brain Health Across the Lifespan: Insights into Mental, Cognitive, and Sleep Outcomes in Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Polyphenols in Neurological Health: Exploring Prevention, Management and Mechanistic Insights (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Nutritional Approaches in Autism and Related Disorders (Deadline: 5 August 2026)
- Advances in Eating Disorders: Nutritional Perspectives (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Impact of Circadian Rhythms and Dietary Patterns on Human Health (Deadline: 5 September 2026)
- Neurological Disorders: Diets and Nutrition (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Bioactive Compounds of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods for Healthy Brain Ageing: From Bench to Diet (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Nutrition for Cognitive Health and Neuroprotection (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Neuroprotective Roles of Dietary Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Nutrition, Prevention, and Management Strategies in Alzheimer’s Disease (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- The Role of Diet in Brain Function, Vascular Health, and Aging (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Therapeutic Opportunities for Food Supplements in Neurodegenerative Disease (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Role of Diet in Neurocognitive Function (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Role of Food-Derived Bioactives in Cognitive Function, Mental Health, and Healthy Aging: A Nutritional Neuroscience Perspective (Deadline: 5 October 2026)
- Nutritional Strategies Modulating Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Nutrients for the Brain Across the Lifespan: Supporting Development, Function, and Healthy Aging (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Research on Brain Health and Nutrition from Early Development to Aging (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Nutrient-Driven Modulation of the Gut Virome and Bacteriome: Implications for Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Gut–Microbiome–Brain Axis: Role in Cognitive Ageing (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Nutritional Interventions and Metabolic Dysregulation in Psychiatry: Linking Diet, Metabolism, and Mental Health (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Ketones Beyond Diet: Exogenous Ketone Supplementation for Brain Energetics and Neurological Health (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Functional Foods as Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis Modulators (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Dietary Modulation of the Gut–Brain Axis: Nutraceuticals, Extracellular Vesicles and Metabolic Perspective (Deadline: 5 November 2026)
- The Role of the Nervous System in Controlling Food Intake and Energy Metabolism (Deadline: 5 November 2026)
- The Role of Dietary Interventions in Improving Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Impacts of Nutrition on Cognitive Function and Nervous System Health (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Dietary and Nutritional Interventions in Epilepsy (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Nutritional Interventions in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Nutritional Psychiatry: Eating Behaviors and Mental Health Outcomes (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Trace Elements for Brain Health and Cognitive Ageing (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Natural Bioactives in the Arsenal Against Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders Towards Healthy Ageing (Deadline: 5 December 2026)
- Cognitive Determinants of Dietary Behavior: From Mechanistic Evidence to Behavioral Change (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Dietary Factors and Emotion and Cognitive Health (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Nutritional Support for Nerve-Damage Rehabilitation (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- The Effect of Natural Extracts on Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Gut–Brain Insights: Unlocking the Potential of Microbiota and Nutrients for Mental Health (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
