Neurocognitive Disorders: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 93
Special Issue Editor
Interests: affective functions; brain functions; genetic mechanisms controlling brain structure and functions; mood disorder phenotypes; human studies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neurocognitive disorders affecting cognitive domains such as attention, memory, language, social cognition, and executive functions are highly prevalent and account for a significant global burden of diseases. Although the different cognitive domains are well mapped in terms of the mammalian brain anatomical regions supporting cognition and brain regional connective network functions necessary for engendering various cognitive functions, the molecular mechanisms underlying normal cognitive functions, which, when impaired, can lead to a plethora of cognitive deficits and disorders of cognition, are understudied. Various neurocognitive disorders across the lifespan have been associated with molecular abnormalities in different brain and peripheral systems. However, what roles specific molecular mechanisms, including dosage-sensitive measures, play in the development of neurocognitive disorders is not well understood.
In this Special Issue devoted to neurocognitive disorders, we expect contributions from leading scientists, physicians, and other experts on molecular studies of model systems in the domains of neurocognition in health and diseases. We are particularly interested in manuscripts that contribute to a better understanding of the molecular repertoires (from genes/DNA level to transcripts/RNA level to protein-level measures) of various cognitive functions and dysfunctions across the developmental lifespan in rodent and cellular models. By accumulating a collection of molecular studies of neurocognitive disorders using preclinical approaches, we will attempt to bridge the knowledge gap between the brain's anatomical and functional basis of cognition and the molecular mechanisms underlying cognitive functions in health and diseases. The contributions from this special issue will inform clinical studies and future therapeutic avenues.
Dr. Mbemba Jabbi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neurocognition
- molecular mechanisms
- brain anatomy
- disease
