The “Neuropsychology” Section of Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) aims to bring together research on the relationship between brain and human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral function. Neuropsychological testing typically evaluates individual functioning in a number of areas, including sensorimotor functions, perception, attention, spatial construction, intelligence, executive functions, memory, language, motivation, emotion and quality of life.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress among Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis”
by Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon, Juan Bueno-Notivol, María Pérez-Moreno and Javier Santabárbara
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1172; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091172
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1172

2. “Emotion-Attention Interaction in the Right Hemisphere”
by Kaisa M. Hartikainen
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1006; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1006

3. “Neuroimaging Correlates of Cognitive Dysfunction in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis”
by Maria Petracca, Giuseppe Pontillo, Marcello Moccia, Antonio Carotenuto, Sirio Cocozza, Roberta Lanzillo, Arturo Brunetti and Vincenzo Brescia Morra
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(3), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030346
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/3/346

4. “Insights into Dyslexia Genetics Research from the Last Two Decades”
by Florina Erbeli, Marianne Rice and Silvia Paracchini
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1082; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081082
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1082

5. “The Neurological Basis of Developmental Dyslexia and Related Disorders: A Reappraisal of the Temporal Hypothesis, Twenty Years on”
by Michel Habib
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 708; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060708
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/708

6. “Neural Correlates of Letter and Semantic Fluency in Primary Progressive Aphasia”
by Marianna Riello, Constantine E. Frangakis, Bronte Ficek, Kimberly T. Webster, John E. Desmond, Andreia V. Faria, Argye E. Hillis and Kyrana Tsapkini
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/1

7. “Common Misconceptions about the Phonological Deficit Theory of Dyslexia”
by David L. Share
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1510; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111510
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1510

8. “Cognitive Efficiency and Fitness-to-Drive along the Lifespan: The Mediation Effect of Visuospatial Transformations”
by Luigi Tinella, Antonella Lopez, Alessandro Oronzo Caffò, Francesco Nardulli, Ignazio Grattagliano and Andrea Bosco
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1028; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081028
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1028

9. “Neural Mechanisms of Prism Adaptation in Healthy Adults and Individuals with Spatial Neglect after Unilateral Stroke: A Review of fMRI Studies”
by Olga Boukrina and Peii Chen
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1468; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111468
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1468

10. “Functional Cognitive Disorders (FCD): How Is Metacognition Involved?”
by Andrew J. Larner
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1082; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081082
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1082

11. “Anhedonia in Semantic Dementia—Exploring Right Hemispheric Contributions to the Loss of Pleasure”
by Siobhán R. Shaw, Hashim El-Omar, Siddharth Ramanan, Olivier Piguet, Rebekah M. Ahmed, Alexis E. Whitton and Muireann Irish
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 998; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11080998
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/998

12. “Brain Abnormalities in Individuals with a Desire for a Healthy Limb Amputation: Somatosensory, Motoric or Both? A Task-Based fMRI Verdict”
by Martina Gandola, Laura Zapparoli, Gianluca Saetta, Carlo Reverberi, Gerardo Salvato, Silvia Amaryllis Claudia Squarza, Paola Invernizzi, Maurizio Sberna, Peter Brugger, Gabriella Bottini et al.
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(9), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11091248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1248

13. “The Potential of Naturalistic Eye Movement Tasks in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review”
by Megan Rose Readman, Megan Polden, Melissa Chloe Gibbs, Lettie Wareing and Trevor J. Crawford
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1503; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111503
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1503

14. “Cognitive Training with Neurofeedback Using NIRS Improved Cognitive Functions in Young Adults: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial”
by Rui Nouchi, Haruka Nouchi, Jerome Dinet and Ryuta Kawashima
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/5#

15. “Differentiating Functional Cognitive Disorder from Early Neurodegeneration: A Clinic-Based Study”
by Harriet A. Ball, Marta Swirski, Margaret Newson, Elizabeth J. Coulthard and Catherine M. Pennington
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(6), 800; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060800
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/6/800

16. “Dyslexics’ Fragile Oculomotor Control Is Further Destabilized by Increased Text Difficulty”
by Lindsey M. Ward and Zoi Kapoula
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 990; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11080990
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/990

17. “Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis”
by Elliott D. Ross
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1034; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1034

18. “Neuroplasticity within and between Functional Brain Networks in Mental Training Based on Long-Term Meditation”
by Roberto Guidotti, Cosimo Del Gratta, Mauro Gianni Perrucci, Gian Luca Romani and Antonino Raffone
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(8), 1086; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081086
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1086

19. “Spatial Navigation and Visuospatial Strategies in Typical and Atypical Aging”
by Martina Laczó, Jan M. Wiener, Jana Kalinova, Veronika Matuskova, Martin Vyhnalek, Jakub Hort and Jan Laczó
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(11), 1421; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111421
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1421#

20. “Gray Matter Morphometry Correlates with Attentional Efficiency in Young-Adult Multiple Sclerosis”
by Sindhuja T. Govindarajan, Ruiqi Pan, Lauren Krupp, Leigh Charvet and Tim Q. Duong
Brain Sci. 2021, 11(1), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/80