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Brain and Behavior

Brain and behavior is the field that relates the structure and activity of the nervous system to observable action, emotion, and cognition, asking how neural circuits give rise to perception, decision-making, mood, and learned and instinctive behavior. It spans molecular and cellular neuroscience, systems and cognit…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 47× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-5020 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Brain and behavior is the field that relates the structure and activity of the nervous system to observable action, emotion, and cognition, asking how neural circuits give rise to perception, decision-making, mood, and learned and instinctive behavior. It spans molecular and cellular neuroscience, systems and cognitive neuroscience, and behavioral neurology and psychiatry, treating behavior as a readout of underlying neural computation that can be disrupted by disease. Work in this area characterizes how distributed brain networks support functions such as emotional and conflict control, and how resting-state functional connectivity predicts individual differences in those abilities. It examines the neurobiology that distinguishes related behavioral syndromes, for example aggression versus agitation in dementia, and the circuit and neurotransmitter hypotheses proposed to explain conditions such as autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral disturbances are also studied in movement disorders, where impulse-control problems arise in Parkinson's disease, and in dissociative conditions such as dissociative amnesia. Methods range from functional and structural neuroimaging to neuropsychological testing, lesion analysis, and clinical observation. Understanding brain-behavior relationships informs diagnosis, guides targeted therapy, and clarifies how genetic, developmental, and environmental factors shape mind and conduct across the lifespan.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Neuroscience Theories, Hypothesis and Approaches to ASD Physiopathology. A Review

OJ CastejónCorresponding author
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas “Drs. Orlando Castejón and Haydee Viloria de Castejón” e Instituto de Neurociencias Clínicas, Fundación Castejón, San Rafael Clinical Home. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
Neurological Research and Therapy Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-19-2974
2018

Dissociative Amnesia – A Challenge to Therapy  

Staniloiu AngelicaCorresponding author
University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
Exact topic International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research Cited by 30 doi:10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2246

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 47 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Brain and Behavior, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Neurological Research and Therapy (ISSN 2470-5020).

Journal editorial board
Ian J Martins · Australia Giuseppe Lanza · Italy Ion Codreanu · United States

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