Effects of Damage to the Prefrontal Cortex on Human Cognition
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 December 2023) | Viewed by 1591
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The prefrontal cortex forms a large part of the neural system and is critical to many cognitive abilities that are considered particularly unique to humans. Just to name a few, the prefrontal cortex has been implicated in socio-emotional, executive, and mnemonic functioning. Damage to the prefrontal cortex in humans can have devastating effects on the life of patients and their caregivers. However, despite the importance in daily life, we are still lacking a precise neural model of prefrontal cortex function and a precise understanding of the cognitive functions that are affected following prefrontal cortex damage. In this Special Issue we invite research that examines the effects of prefrontal cortex damage on human cognition (from all areas, including decision-making, memory, emotion regulation, etc.). The aim is to synthesize findings from the research community, so that a unifying model of prefrontal cortex function in cognition may be achievable.
Dr. Cornelia McCormick
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Brain Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- prefrontal cortex subregions
- cognition
- emotion
- social neuroscience
- memory
- neuroimaging
- neural networks
- aneurism
- stroke
- tumor
- behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia
- traumatic brain injury
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
