International Journal of Brain Sciences

International Journal of Brain Sciences [3048-7935(e)] is a peer-reviewed online journal launched in 2024 that publishes original research articles, reviews, case reports, and short communications on all aspects of brain sciences. The journal provides a platform for researchers, scholars, and clinicians from around the world to share their research findings and ideas in the field of brain sciences.

The journal encourages the submission of original research articles that report novel findings in any of these areas, as well as comprehensive reviews and meta-analyses that synthesize existing knowledge and identify gaps in our understanding. The journal also welcomes case reports and short communications that report interesting or unusual cases that provide insights into the mechanisms of brain function and dysfunction.

• • Cognitive Neuroscience: Attention, perception, learning and memory, decision-making, executive function, language, motor control, consciousness, cognitive development and aging, computational modeling of cognition, cognitive genomics.
  • Behavioral Neuroscience: Animal behavior, motivation and emotion, reward and addiction, stress and anxiety, social behavior, sensory systems, circadian rhythms, neuroendocrinology, behavioral genetics, neuroethology, comparative psychology.
  • Neuroimaging and Neurophysiology: MRI and functional MRI, PET, EEG and event-related potentials, magnetoencephalography, single-unit and local field potential recording, neurovascular coupling, cortical mapping, brain connectivity and resting-state networks, brain oscillations, neural coding, transcranial magnetic stimulation, brain–computer interfaces.
  • Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuropsychology: Cognitive assessment, neuropsychological testing, neurocognitive disorders, executive dysfunction, memory, language, and perception disorders, learning disabilities, emotion regulation, cognitive outcomes of brain injury and disease.
  • Neuropharmacology and Drug Development: Receptors, ion channels, and G protein-coupled receptors, second messengers, neurotransmitter systems, agonists and antagonists, psychotropic, analgesic, anesthetic, antiepileptic, antidepressant, and antipsychotic drugs, CNS drug discovery, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, clinical trials.
  • Developmental Neuroscience: Neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, myelination, critical periods, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, language, social, and emotional development, parenting and caregiving, early intervention, environmental enrichment.
  • Neuroplasticity and Neurorehabilitation: Synaptic plasticity, brain remodeling, neurotrophic factors, neurorestoration, cognitive, physical, sensorimotor, occupational, and speech rehabilitation, neurofeedback, non-invasive brain stimulation, constraint-induced movement therapy, virtual reality and robotic rehabilitation, functional recovery.
  • Neurobiology and Genetics: Gene expression, genetic variation, epigenetics, genome-wide association studies, gene editing, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, synaptic transmission, neuronal signaling pathways, neural circuits, stem cells, neural crest cells, neuroimmunology.
  • Neurodegeneration and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, prion diseases, tauopathies, synucleinopathies, TDP-43 proteinopathies, protein misfolding and aggregation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial and glial dysfunction, neuroinflammation, neuroprotection, neuroregeneration.
  • Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurology: Neuropsychiatric disorders, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and autoimmune neurological diseases, movement disorders, sleep disorders, headache disorders, neuromuscular disorders, neuroinfectious diseases, psychopharmacology, behavioral interventions.

  The journal publishes original research articles, reviews and meta-analyses, case reports, and short communications. General psychology or peripheral physiology studies with no link to brain structure, function, or disease are out of scope. The journal serves neuroscientists, neurologists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, pharmacologists, rehabilitation specialists, and graduate students.