Journal information

Psychology & Neuroscience publishes articles encompassing all intersection areas between psychology and neurosciences.

The journal is organized into five thematic sections:

• Psychophysics and Perception
• Behavior/Systems/Cognition
• Plasticity and Neural Development
• Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
• Neuropsychopharmacology

Topics covered by the journal include, but are not limited to:

• neural basis of sensory processing and perception;
• new approaches to psychophysics paradigms;
• computational models of brain processing;
• basic neuroscience and animal model studies exploring behavioral and cognitive processes;
• studies from basic to clinical neuroscience investigating plasticity and changes in brain structure;
• neural development across the age spectrum, from embryology to old age;
• neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions;
• neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation across development stages and clinical groups;
• experimental neuropsychology;
• EEG and neuroimaging studies;
• test development and validity;
• preclinical and clinical psychopharmacology studies; and
• advances in the development of new psychopharmacological interventions.

In addition to original empirical work, the journal also accepts reviews, with an emphasis on systematic reviews/meta-analysis summarizing findings or narrative reviews providing novel hypothesis and theoretical models. Reviews can have the regular article length, but there is also there is also an article format of mini reviews (maximum word count of 3000 words).

Psychology & Neuroscience is the official publication of Instituto Brasileiro de Neuropsicologia e Comportamento (IBNeC).

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