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Pushing the Boundaries of Neuroradiology: Cutting-Edge Advanced Applications and Innovations

edited by

Carlo A. Mallio

and

Gianfranco Di Gennaro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7328

Keywords: neuroradiology; advanced imaging techniques; innovation in neuroimaging; artificial intelligence in neuroradiology; neurological disorders diagnosis

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

Recent Advances and Future Directions for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

edited by Ikuko Aiba, Günter U. Höglinger and Adam Boxer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5616

Keywords: MRI; PET; biomarker; Tau; RT-QuiC; treatment; disease-modifying therapy; immunotherapy; rehabilitation; care

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

Advances in Assessment and Training of Perceptual-Motor Performance

edited by Gary Wilkerson

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5138

Keywords: perception; cognition; motor control; concussion; injury risk

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

Advances in Neuroinflammation and Pain Medicine

edited by

Giovane S. Galdino

and Tayllon dos Anjos-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3046

Keywords: pain medicine; neuroinflammation; immune system; nociception; pain treatment; analgesia

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

Social Cognition and Behavior Among Children and Adolescents

edited by Stefano Livi and Mara Marini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1003

Keywords: motivation; expectations; goals; self-concept; social and relational development; emotions and learning; social behaviour and judgment; stereotypes and prejudice; bullying and antisocial behaviour; prosocial behaviour; social networks; group dynamics; inclusion and marginalization within groups

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

The Role of Emotions in Physical Exercise: Correlations with Neurophysiological Measures

edited by

Flávio Oliveira Pires

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 429

Keywords: brain; exercise performance; exercise adherence; psychology; psychophysiology

Self-Cognition: A Neural Perspective

edited by

Julian Keenan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 236

Keywords: self; brain; neuroscience; theory of mind; consciousness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

Immunology and Immunotherapy of Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neuroimmunological Diseases

edited by Seema Kalra

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 197

Keywords: T cells; central nervous system; multiple sclerosis; neurodegeneration; neuroimmunology; autoimmune disease; neuro-sarcoidosis; neuro-Behcet; neuro-lupus

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

Alpha-Synuclein in Neurodegenerative Disorders: From Pathogenesis to Potential Therapies

edited by

Tuane C.R.G. Vieira

and Yraima Cordeiro

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: alpha-synuclein; neurodegenerative disorders; synucleinopathies; aggregation; biomarkers; therapeutic strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Biological, Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors Affecting Cognitive Function in Older Adults

edited by

Grace J. Lee

and

Nicole M. Gatto

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1524 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive decline; older adults; late adulthood; neurodegenerative disease; neurological disorders; risk factors; protective factors; psychological; social; biological

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

Recent Advances in Hearing Impairment

edited by

Agnieszka Szczepek

submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10597 | Submission Open

Keywords: ototoxicity; autoimmune disease; cochlear synaptopathy; hair cell loss; spiral ganglion damage; translational research; audiology; animal models; biomarkers for hearing loss

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuro-otology and Neuro-ophthalmology)

Translational Neuroanatomy: Recent Updates and Future Perspectives

edited by

Grzegorz Wysiadecki

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4275 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroanatomy; clinical neuroscience; central or peripheral nervous system

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

The Intersection of Perceptual Learning and Motion/Form Perception

edited by

Andrea Pavan

and

Gianluca Campana

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3473 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perceptual learning; form processing; motion processing; form-motion interactions; learning transfer; learning specificity; non-invasive brain stimulation techniques

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

Early Developmental Origins of Adult Neurodegenerative Syndromes

edited by

Gabriel Gutiérrez-Ospina

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: DOHaD; senescence; maladaptive plasticity; embodiment; metabolic syndrome; mitochondria; gestation; ontogeny; developmental phenotype diversity; developmental programing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Neuroscience)

Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Aging Neuroscience

edited by

Christos Frantzidis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging neuroscience; artificial intelligence; brain aging; big data acquisition; chatbots; deep learning; generative AI; robotic assistance; virtual coaches for active aging

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

The Impact of Self and Reward on Cognitive Processes

edited by Ada Kritikos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-prioritisation; memory self-reference effects; source and recognition memory; decision making; value modulated attentional capture; reward bias; ownership; self-evaluation

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

Research on the Neural Mechanisms of Migraine and Post-traumatic Headache

edited by Xiao Michelle Androulakis, Marta Vila-Pueyo, Nasim Maleki and

Robert Davis Moore

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: migraine; mechanism; post-traumatic headache; mild traumatic brain injury

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

The Impact of Various Types of Stressors on the Functioning of Human Body Systems

edited by Marcin Dornowski

submission deadline 22 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; neurofeedback; stress; stress reaction; physical efficiency; mental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

Cytokines and Chemokines as Regulators of Brain Function under Physiological and Pathophysiological Conditions

edited by

Miroslav N. Nenov

submission deadline 23 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytokines; chemokines; neurodegeneration; neurological and psychiatric disorders; addiction; regulation of ion channel function; synaptic plasticity; brain cell communication; neuronal activity; learning and memory

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

Decoding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: From Pathophysiology and Diagnosis on the Road to Innovative Treatment

edited by Giorgia Querin

submission deadline 23 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: ALS/FTD; genetics; presymptomatic carriers; biomarkers; digital biomarkers; neuroimaging; omics; clinical trials; innovative treatments; metabolism; neurophysiology

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

Biomarkers Identification for Neurological Diseases and Neurorehabilitation

edited by

Cota Navin Gupta

and

Shyamanta M. Hazarika

submission deadline 24 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23038 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; neurological diseases; psychiatry; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Recent Advances in Assessment and Rehabilitation of Individuals with Communication and Language Disorders

edited by

Dionysus Tafiadis

, Nafsika Ziavra, Louiza Voniati and

Angelos Papadopoulos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21782 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifespan speech and language disorders; lifespan communication disorders; lifespan voice and swallowing disorders; assessment; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurolinguistics)

Focus on Mental Health and Mental Illness in Adolescents

edited by

Dariusz Krok

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4521 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; mental illness; adolescents; coping with stress; psychotherapy; medical treatment; well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Recent Advances in Neurorehabilitation: Emerging Techniques and Technologies

edited by

Serena Dattola

and

Lilla Bonanno

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3357 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; neuroimaging; robotic rehabilitation; virtual reality therapy; neuroprosthetics; brain– computer interfaces; pharmacological interventions; functional recovery; neuroplasticity; cognitive rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Traumatic Stress and Dissociative Disorder

edited by Federica Visco-Comandini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2388 | Submission Open

Keywords: PTSD; dissociation; C-PTSD; trauma exposure; interpersonal violence; abuse; relational trauma; childhood abuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Modulating Brain Network Dynamics Through Training: Impacts on Perception, Cognition, and Action in Health and Disorder

edited by

Mukesh Dhamala

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; cognition; motor actions; behavioral training; music; video game playing; neuroimaging; computational models; physical exercise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Neuroscience)

Advanced Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Central Nervous System Tumors

edited by

Santiago Cepeda

, Olga Esteban-Sinovas and Rosario Sarabia-Herrero

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain tumors; gliomas; metastases; radiomics; deep learning; machine learning; neuroimaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuro-oncology)

Neuroarchitecture: Humans in the Built Environment

edited by Yasha Jacob Grobman,

Gerry Leisman

and Avishag Shemesh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 661 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroarchitecture; cognitive neuroscience; environment; nervous system; cognitive function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Neuroscience)

Frontotemporal Dementia: Behavioural and Neuroimaging Studies

edited by

Leonardo Cruz de Souza

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: frontotemporal dementia; neuroimaging; behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

The Rehabilitation of Neurologic Disorders

edited by

Francisco Nieto-Escamez

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurologic rehabilitation; neuroplasticity; stroke recovery; traumatic brain injury; neurodegenerative diseases; robotic therapy; virtual reality rehabilitation; cognitive rehabilitation; motor function recovery; advanced therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorehabilitation)

Advances in Music, Language and Cognition: Sensitive Periods and Singing

edited by Annabel Joan Cohen, Takako Fujioka and Beatriz Ilari

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensitive period or sensitive/critical period; critical period; language development; language acquisition; music cognition; music development; music acquisition; neuroplasticity; speech; singing; statistical learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Neuroscience)

Molecular and Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

edited by

Rodolfo Gabriel Gatto

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging; biomarkers; genetic and molecular biology; connectomics; neuropathology; neuropsychological measures; dementia; preclinical models; alzheimer’ s disease; frontotemporal dementia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Comprehensive Research on Neuro-Oncology: From Brain Functional Anatomy to the Newest Treatments

edited by

Alessandro Pesce

, Maurizio Salvati and

Mauro Palmieri

submission deadline 14 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain; spine; tumors; neuro-oncology; technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuro-oncology)

Noninvasive Neuromodulation Applications in Research and Clinics

edited by

Mehran Emadi Andani

and Fatemeh B. Yavari

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcranial brain stimulation (TBS); transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS; rTMS; iTBS; and cTBS); transcranial electrical stimulation (tDCS; tACS; and tRNS); transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS); transcranial vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS); virtual reality effect on the brain states; TBS applications in neuromotor disease (Parkinson’ s disease and Huntington’ s disease); TBS applications in mental disease (Alzheimer disease and Dementia); TBS application on functional brain mapping (TMS brain mapping); clinical application of brain stimulation in motor symptoms in PD patients (tremor; gait; bradykinesia; postural instability; rigidity; handwriting; etc.); clinical application of brain stimulation in non-motor symptoms (cognitive; psychosis; neuropsychiatric; etc.); safety of brain stimulation

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

Studies in Human Performance and Experience: Neuroscience and Functional Brain Imaging: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kurtulus Izzetoglu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1573 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive load; mental workload; functional brain imaging; fNIRS; fMRI; EEG; eye tracking; learning; training; human-autonomy teaming

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

Advances in Educational Neuroscience: Current Status and Future Directions

edited by

Antonio Luque De La Rosa

, Alejandro Vargas Serrano and Celia Gallardo Herrerías

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational neuroscience; cognitive development; pedagogical strategies; student diversity; inclusive learning; neuroscientific applications; educational research; neuroscience-based interventions; innovative educational practices; theoretical and empirical approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Neuroscience)

Latest Research Progress of Human Navigation in Physical and Mental Space

edited by Annamaria Berti, Raffaella Ricci and

Adriana Salatino

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial navigation; spatial orientation; spatial memory; place cells; grid cells; vestibular system; physical space; mental space; spatial map; cognitive map; neurological patients; psychiatric patients; neuropsychology; cognitive neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychology)

Brain Changes in Severe Mental Illnesses: The Impact of Non-pharmacological Interventions

edited by Elise Leroux and Maxime Tréhout

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: severe mental illness; brain changes; neuroimaging; neuroplasticity; non-pharmacological interventions; lifestyle interventions; neuromodulation; cognitive behavioral therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuropsychiatry)

Locus Coeruleus Function and Vulnerability in Neurodegenerative Conditions: Evidence from Animal Model and Human Imaging Studies

edited by

Oxana Eschenko

and Dorothea Hämmerer

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: noradrenaline; locus coeruleus; neuromodulation; magnetic resonance imaging; neurodegeneration; psychiatric disorders; sleep; brainstem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Neuroscience)

Medication Overuse Headache from Different Points of View

edited by

Srdjan Ljubisavljević

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2843 | Submission Open

Keywords: medication overuse headache; MOH; headache; rebound headache; painkiller headache; migraine; tension-type headache

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

Challenges and Perspectives of Neurological Disorders: Series II

edited by

Woon-Man Kung

and

Dina Nur Anggraini Ningrum

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9577 | Submission Open

Keywords: nervous system disease; prevention and control; diagnosis and therapy; neurobiology; neuroinflammation; biomarker; neuroimaging; neuropharmacology; neurosurgery; neuroinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Neuroscience)

Focusing on the Rhythmic Interventions in Movement Disorders

edited by Yuko Koshimori

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4512 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; parkinsonism; movement disorders; auditory rhythm; music; music-based interventions; rhythmic auditory stimulation; neurologic music therapy; neurorehabilitation; entrainment; sensorimotor synchronization; oscillatory coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)

Computational Intelligence and Brain Plasticity

edited by

Gianluca Borghini

, Riccardo Barbieri, Viviana Mucci, Hong Zeng and

Alessandra Anzolin

submission deadline 24 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7569 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain plasticity; learning process; cognitive training; mental state assessment; cognitive rehabilitation; high-resolution eeg; brain connectivity; cognitive control behaviour; artificial intelligence; hypers-canning; multivariate autoregressive models

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

Selected Papers from the 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences

edited by

Stephen D. Meriney

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral neuroscience; systems neuroscience; neurotechnology and neuroimaging; neuropsychology; neurodegenerative diseases; cognitive neuroscience; clinical neuroscience; molecular and cellular neuroscience; neurorehabilitation

Unraveling Autism: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Advances

edited by Antonio Nicotera and

Gabriella Di Rosa

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism; neurobiology; autistic spectrum disorder; neurodevelopment; genetic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Neuroscience)

Recent Advances in Pain Research

edited by

Magdalena Kocot-Kępska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20117 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain pathophysiology; pain management; multimodal therapy; pain neurobiology; acute pain; chronic pain; neuropathic pain; postoperative pain; persistent pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience of Pain)

Diagnosis, Therapy and Rehabilitation in Neuromuscular Diseases

edited by

Vincenzo Donadio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10885 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuromuscular diseases; autonomic dysfunctions; pain; small fiber neuropathies; Fabry disease; hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis; myasthenic disorders; myopathies; diagnosis and treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders)

New Insights into Movement Generation: Sensorimotor Processes

edited by

Koichi Hiraoka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6297 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor plan; somatosensation; sensory– motor integration; feedback; vision; motor execution; movement; motor control; stimulus– response mapping

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

Deep into the Brain: Artificial Intelligence in Brain Diseases—2nd Edition

edited by

Gianluca Borghini

Pietro Aricò

Gaia Romana Pellicano

and

Alessandra Anzolin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3861 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; brain diseases; neurological disorders; machine learning; deep learning; neuroimaging; neuroscience; neurophysiological measures; mental states; multimodal approach

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

Computational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence: Cross-Talks and Interrelated Contributions

edited by

Ali Yadollahpour

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational neuroscience; cognitive neuroscience; artificial intelligence; machine learning; precision medicine; early diagnosis; treatment

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

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