Brain and Cognition

Aims & Scope

Brain and Cognition is a forum for the integration of the neurosciences and cognitive sciences.

B&C publishes peer-reviewed research articles, theoretical papers, case histories that address important theoretical issues, and historical articles into the interaction between cognitive function and brain processes.

The focus is on rigorous studies of an empirical or theoretical nature and which make an original contribution to our knowledge about the involvement of the nervous system in cognition.

Coverage includes, but is not limited to memory, learning, emotion, perception, movement, music or praxis in relationship to brain structure or function.

Published articles will typically address issues relating some aspect of cognitive function to its neurological substrates with clear theoretical import, formulating new hypotheses or refuting previously established hypotheses.

Clinical papers are welcome if they raise issues of theoretical importance or concern and shed light on the interaction between brain function and cognitive function.

We welcome review articles that clearly contribute a new perspective or integration, beyond summarizing the literature in the field; authors of review articles should make explicit where the contribution lies.

We also welcome proposals for special issues on aspects of the relation between cognition and the structure and function of the nervous system.

Such proposals can be made directly to the Editor-in-Chief from individuals interested in being guest editors for such collections.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.743

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7489

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	453

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Neuroscience and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Neurocognitive mechanisms of cognitive control: The role of prefrontal cortex in action selection, response inhibition, performance monitoring, and reward-based learning

  Citation: 1068

  Authors: K. Richard, Wery P.M., Sidney J., Cameron S.

• The effects of stress and stress hormones on human cognition: Implications for the field of brain and cognition

  Citation: 1047

  Authors: S.J., F., M., A., T.E.

• The functions of the orbitofrontal cortex

  Citation: 992

  Authors: Edmund T.

• Anterior cerebral asymmetry and the nature of emotion

  Citation: 980

  Authors: Richard J.

• A Redrawn Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotations Test - Different Versions and Factors That Affect Performance

  Citation: 782

  Authors: M., B., K., M., R., C.

• A time of change: Behavioral and neural correlates of adolescent sensitivity to appetitive and aversive environmental cues

  Citation: 766

  Authors: Leah H., Rebecca M., B.J.

• The role of emotion in decision-making: Evidence from neurological patients with orbitofrontal damage

  Citation: 751

  Authors: Antoine

• What has fMRI told us about the Development of Cognitive Control through Adolescence?

  Citation: 632

  Authors: Beatriz, Aarthi, Kirsten

• The N2 in go/no-go tasks reflects conflict monitoring not response inhibition

  Citation: 619

  Authors: Franc C.L., Geert J.M.

• Maintenance versus Manipulation of Information Held in Working Memory: An Event-Related fMRI Study

  Citation: 573

  Authors: M., B.R., D., J.

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