Mental Health: From a Neurobiology Perspective
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 13 June 2025 | Viewed by 2333
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Interests: psychiatric disorders; translational neuroscience; biological mechanisms; neuroinflammation; epigenetics; neurotransmission; new therapeutic strategies
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Dear Colleagues,
Background and history of this topic: Understanding mental health from a neurobiology perspective has gained significant traction in recent decades, propelled by advances in neuroscience and psychology. The advent of technologies like neuroimaging and molecular biology has opened new avenues for exploring the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of mental health disorders.
Aim and scope of the Special Issue: This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research and insights into mental health from a neurobiology perspective. It delves into the neurobiological underpinnings of various mental health conditions, exploring novel therapeutic interventions targeting neurobiological pathways to advance the understanding and treatment of mental health disorders.
Cutting-edge research: Cutting-edge research in mental health neurobiology spans various fronts, such as identifying neural circuits for mood and anxiety, understanding neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders, studying genetic and epigenetic influences on mental illness, exploring early life stress effects on brain development, advancing neuroimaging for mental disorder diagnosis, identifying biomarkers for early detection and treatment, and using computational methods for data analysis.
What kind of papers we are soliciting: In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit original research manuscripts, reviews, and mini reviews related to understanding mental health and psychiatric disorders, focusing on the various biological and neurobiological mechanisms involved.
Dr. Zuleide Maria Ignácio
Dr. Margarete Dulce Bagatini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurobiology
- mental health
- psychiatric disorders
- neurotransmission
- signaling pathway
- genetic and epigenetic factors
- neurodevelopment
- inflammation
- therapeutic interventions
- translational and clinical research
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