All Sections

The Behavioral Neuroscience Section reports advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying behavior. This Section publishes articles with major insights into the neural mechanisms of animal and human behavior, from early development to senescence, and highly welcomes articles s...

The Section “Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience” addresses foundational inquiries in cognitive processes, social perception, and emotion alongside their practical applications across various levels of analysis, including behavior, neural circuits, cellular mechanisms, and ge...

Aims and scope

Improving our understanding of brain function requires interdisciplinary collaborations between theoretical, computational, and experimental disciplines and approaches. This section fosters multidisciplinary interactions between theoretical, computational,...

The mission of the Developmental Neuroscience Section is to publish articles that identify the mechanisms of neurodevelopmental processes, both normal and those that cause aberrant development leading to neurological disorders, from gestation through adolescence, which set the foundation of the a...

The aim of the Environmental Neuroscience section of Brain Sciences is to publish high-quality papers that examine one or more of the over 80,000 environmental chemicals that have an impact on brain health and disease. There are many genetic factors that contrib...

The mission of the Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Section is to publish cutting-edge original articles and critical reviews on the molecular and cellular basis of neurological disorders. In particular, the journal covers all aspects of molecular and cellular neuroscience, from genet...

The aim of this section is to publish cutting-edge research in the highly interdisciplinary area of Neural Engineering. The scope is very broad: from advances in materials, techniques, and technologies for interfacing neurons with artificial devices; to discoveries in brain research and foundatio...

The Neuro-Oncology Section of Brain Sciences publishes original research, review articles, systematic reviews, and commentaries on primary central nervous system tumors and metastases. The section aims to advance outcomes in central nervous system tumors by providing a platform for resea...

Neurodegenerative Diseases is a Section of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425), which concerns itself with any pathological condition affecting neurons and supporting cells; however, these disorders represent many neurological conditions, e.g., Parkinson’s, exhibiting numerous patholog...

The mission of the Neuroglia section is to publicise research that focuses on all aspects of the “non-neuronal” brain, including functions of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, pericytes, and their interplay with neurons and blood vessels in the brain. This includes studies of t...

Neurolinguistics is the study of how the brain perceives, processes, and produces language. We welcome submissions presenting original research, metanalyses, and comprehensive reviews from researchers who are pursuing answers to question such as: What about our brains makes human language possibl...

The Neuropsychiatry Section gathers the best available scientific evidence to guide clinical practice in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses. Original articles and reviews which advance our understanding of the etiology, course, and treatment of psychiatric illnesses are welcome. Papers r...

The Neuropsychology Section aims to foster research on the relationship between the brain and human cognitive, emotional, and behavioural functions. Neuropsychological testing typically assesses individual performance in several areas, including sensorimotor functions, perception, attention, spat...

The Section “Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy” addresses (a) the latest research and clinical approaches to Neurosurgery and (b) research in Neuroanatomy that focuses on building detailed maps of the brain and understanding the nervous system's function in order to support clinical advan...

The mission of the Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging Section is to publish original observations and critical reviews on conventional, advanced and bio-imaging, functional MRI, OCT, PET and other novel, technology-based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. In recent years, neurotechnology has em...