Brain Research Reviews

Aims & Scope

Incorporated into Brain Research.

Brain Research is dedicated to publishing the highest quality and greatest impact articles within the ever-evolving field of Neuroscience.

We recognize how technology has changed the way scientific breakthroughs are communicated and Brain Research is committed to serving as a dynamic journal meeting the needs of the neuroscience research community.

We now offer multiple formats for scientists to share their work with the community.

These include Short Reports, Technology Developments, and Commentaries, in addition to standard research articles and reviews that the journal has published in its storied 50-year history.

Brain Research is a broad-format journal accepting manuscripts from across the international neuroscience community that range in scope from issues in fundamental neurobiology to translational and clinical neuroscience, there are contemporary themes within neuroscience that our Editorial Board has identified that are of particular innovation and interest because of their innovation and importance, highlighted below.

The journal is further committed to studies that investigate sex-differences as a powerful cross-cutting variable within these high-interest areas.

Consistent with our mission, however, Brain Research remains enthusiastic to publish any neuroscience-oriented work that advances the field in a meaningful way

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

• The neural basis of drug craving: An incentive-sensitization theory of addiction

  Citation: 5497

  Authors: T

• EEG alpha and theta oscillations reflect cognitive and memory performance: a review and analysis

  Citation: 5373

  Authors: Wolfgang

• EEG alpha oscillations: The inhibition–timing hypothesis

  Citation: 3287

  Authors: Wolfgang, Paul, Simon

• What is the role of dopamine in reward: hedonic impact, reward learning, or incentive salience?

  Citation: 2988

  Authors: Kent C, Terry E

• The locus coeruleus–noradrenergic system: modulation of behavioral state and state-dependent cognitive processes

  Citation: 2076

  Authors: Craig W, Barry D

• Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia. I. The cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loop

  Citation: 1722

  Authors: André, Lili-Naz

• Enduring changes in brain and behavior produced by chronic amphetamine administration: A review and evaluation of animal models of amphetamine psychosis

  Citation: 1644

  Authors: Terry E., Jill B.

• Tau protein isoforms, phosphorylation and role in neurodegenerative disorders11These authors contributed equally to this work.

  Citation: 1602

  Authors: Luc, Thierry, Valérie, André, Patrick R.

• Dopamine transmission in the initiation and expression of drug- and stress-induced sensitization of motor activity

  Citation: 1559

  Authors: Peter W., Jane

• Applications of the Morris water maze in the study of learning and memory

  Citation: 1541

  Authors: Rudi, Peter P