Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Development and Psychiatric Diseases
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 2802
Special Issue Editors
2. State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Interests: corticogenesis; neuronal growth and maturation; genetically modified mice; axonal path-finding and extension; psychiatric disorders
Interests: schizophrenia, depression, autism spectrum disorder, brain development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A growing number of large-scale molecular epidemiologic studies has strongly suggested shared mechanisms and pathways between brain development and psychiatric disorders. There is now an appreciation of the growing roles of DNA polymorphism, rare genetic mutation, de novo mutation, tandem repeats and retrotransposon elements which profoundly affect genome integrity and stability. These genetic variants work synergically with environmental stress and thus change the trajectory of neurodevelopment which may co-segregate with a range of psychiatric disorders.
In this Special Issue, we would like to provide a panoramic view of ongoing research covering new advances in genetic variants and molecular networks underpinning neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. An interplay between neurodevelopment and mental health is preferred but not essential. We encourage a wide range of submissions including original articles, review papers, innovative research methods, etc.
Prof. Dr. Yuqiang Ding
Dr. Bing Lang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genetic variants
- neurodevelopment
- psychiatric disorders
- environmental stress
- molecular mechanisms
