About Brain Dysfunction and Degeneration

It can be argued that the human brain is one of the most intricate entities known. Not only do our brains control our thoughts, memory, speech, and limb movement, they also function our organs too. Naturally, different areas of the brain (i.e., lobes) are responsible for different actions, further emphasising the intricacies. Across the human lifespan, there are many potential complications between intricacies causing brain dysfunction which can result in disease, termed neurodegeneration. There have been an abundance of improvements to diagnostic tools to lay the foundations for treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and many more diseases. Whilst some diseases are currently incurable, the benefits of novel technologies such as virtual reality are continuing to emerge as a supporting strategy for those with varying brain diseases.

This collection aims to provide Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe beneficiaries with a space to openly publish work within the broad area of brain dysfunction and degeneration to bring about greater knowledge and understanding of the human brain.

The scope of the collection includes but is not limited to:

• Brain wiring
• Cognitive and memory-related brain disorders (i.e., Alzheimer’s and dementia)
• Nervous system-related diseases (i.e., Parkinson’s)
• Diagnostic tools (including new technology)
• Neuroimaging
• Possible benefits of artificial and virtual reality

All article processing charges will be covered centrally by the European Commission.

Open Research Europe requires open access to research data supporting articles under the principle ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’. All articles should include citations to repositories that host the data underlying the results, together with any information needed to replicate, validate, and/or reuse the results/your study and analysis of the data. We recognise there may be exceptions due to ethical, data protection, or confidentiality considerations, or because the data have been obtained from a third party and access restrictions apply.

This Collection includes a Research Spotlight on the article: ‘Local brain-state dependency of effective connectivity: a pilot TMS-EEG study’. You can read it here.