Journal Guide

Brain, Behavior and Evolution is a journal with a loyal readership, high standards, and a unique profile as the main outlet for the continuing scientific discourse on nervous system evolution. It publishes comparative neurobiological studies that focus on nervous system structure, function, or development in vertebrates and invertebrates. It also features review articles that provide critical overviews of current topics in evolutionary neurobiology. Approaches range from the molecular over the anatomical and physiological to the behavioral. Most papers published in Brain, Behavior and Evolution include an evolutionary angle, at least in the discussion, and focus on neural mechanisms or phenomena. Within this scope, the journal is currently particularly interested in suitable contributions from experimental and behavioral studies. The journal has a loyal following among evolutionary neurobiologists and is of interest to neuroethologists, neuroanatomists, comparative and developmental biologists, and neuroscientists investigating species diversity.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, founded in 1987, is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS). This innovative journal publishes peer-reviewed basic, experimental, and clinical studies dealing with behavioral, neural, endocrine, and immune system interactions in humans and animals. It is an international, interdisciplinary journal devoted to investigation of the physiological systems that integrate behavioral and immunological responses. The journal welcomes original research in neuroscience, immunology, integrative physiology, behavioral biology, psychiatry, psychology, and clinical medicine and is inclusive of research at the molecular, cellular, social, and organismic levels. The journal features online submission and review, leading to timely publication of experimental results. There are no submission fees or page charges for Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, which is published eight times a year. Detailed instructions for authors can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ybrbi.Research areas include:Neurochemical and hormonal mechanisms that convey messages to and from the immune system and brain;Stress and immunity, including the role of stress-related hormones and neurotransmitters on the immune system and brain;Actions of cytokines and growth factors on neuronal and glial cells to regulate behavior, cognition, clinical pain and neuroendocrine function;Clinical translational research, such as depression, other mental disorders, fatigue, chronic inflammatory diseases;Roles of hormones, growth factors, and cytokines in the immune and central nervous systems;Inflammation, neuroscience, and behavior;Neuroimmunopharmacology and the immunomodulating effects of psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse;Nutrition, the brain, behavior and immunity;Sleep, exercise, immunity, and health;Roles of cytokines, hormones, and neurotransmitters in the aging immune system and brain;Cancer, brain, and immunity;Regulation of nerve injury and repair by the immune system;Psychosocial, behavioral, and neuroendocrine influences on immunity and on the development and progression of immunologically-mediated disease processes;Genomics of behavior and immunity.

Brain-Computer Interfaces ( BCI) publishes high quality, original research articles encompassing analysis of theoretical and practical advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.  Articles should expand upon novel and innovative research where the methods, analysis and conclusions are robust and of the highest standard.

• neuroscience
• biomedical engineering
• neurosurgery
• rehabilitation engineering
• psychology
• human factors
• computer science and engineering
• machine learning
• electrical engineering
• industrial and systems engineering
• mechanical engineering

• development and user-centered evaluation of engineered BCI applications with emphasis on the analysis of what aspects are crucial to making the system work, in addition to straightforward assessment of its success.
• scientific investigation of patterns of brain activity that can, or show promise to be able to, be used to drive BCI applications.
• development and evaluation of signal processing methods that extract signal features, classify them, and otherwise translate brain signals into device commands.
• new invasive and noninvasive methods to monitor and acquire brain signals.
• applications of BCI technology to understand human perception, affect, action, and various aspects of cognition and behavior.
• ethical and sociological implications of BCI applications.
• human factors and human-computer interaction (HCI) concerns in the design, development and evaluation of BCIs.
• clinical trials and individual case studies of the experimental therapeutic application of BCIs.
• behavioral studies of BCI use in humans and animals.
• studies of neurosurgical techniques relevant to BCIs.
• proposal, review and analysis of standards for BCI hardware, software and protocols.

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