New Advances in Neuroimaging and Brain Functions: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The editors are grateful to the many researchers who contributed to the success of the first volume of this issue (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/Neuroimaging_Brain). We are very pleased to announce the second volume of our Special Issue “New Advances in Neuroimaging and Brain Functions".

Over the past few decades, neuroimaging has become a powerful tool for studying brain function in basic and clinical research. The ever-changing technologies for brain activity detection and simulation make it possible to study the brain mechanisms of human mental activities. Developing and applying various detection methods can enable researchers to explore brain structure and function, to build understanding of normal mental functioning and neurological diseases. Neurological disease research covers the nervous system's development, functioning, and pathology. Neurological disease encompasses some of the most concerning conditions brought about by aging, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, depression, schizophrenia, alcohol abuse, and sleep medicine. Brain imaging research enables social neuroscience and neuromarketing related to humanities and social sciences to combine with brain science to explore human behavior. In addition, it enables the development of artificial intelligence for automatic analysis and interpretation of medical images for brain imaging.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original research articles or review papers on new advances in neuroimaging and brain function in neurological disease research, humanities, and social sciences. We welcome research on the following three aspects:

(1) EEG, MRI, and MEG to observe brain activity changes, supplemented by other noninvasive methods including eye-tracking, NIRS, and face readers to analyze human responses;

(2) various tools for brain dysfunction and rehabilitation, including new treatments for noninvasive methods, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation, and focused ultrasound;

(3) development of AI deep learning in image recognition and neural signals to evaluate brain structure, connectivity, and neural network function.

Dr. Ming-Chang Chiang
Dr. Chiahui Yen
Guest Editors

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• neuroimaging
• brain functions
• neurological diseases
• humanities and social sciences
• noninvasive methods
• AI deep learning