The Brain Research Bulletin (BRB) aims to publish novel work that advances our knowledge of molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie neural network properties associated with behavior, cognition and other brain functions during neurodevelopment and in the adult. Although clinical research is out of the Journal's scope, the BRB also aims to publish translation research that provides insight into biological mechanisms and processes associated with neurodegeneration mechanisms, neurological diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. The Journal is especially interested in research using novel methodologies, such as optogenetics, multielectrode array recordings and life imaging in wild-type and genetically-modified animal models, with the goal to advance our understanding of how neurons, glia and networks function in vivo. 

Manuscripts should use a combination of experimental approaches to address at least two of the general areas aforementioned; research that is exclusively descriptive in nature will not be considered for publication. For example, manuscripts describing changes in RNA or protein expression patterns alone are not appropriate for publication but can be considered if they include experiments that investigate the function of those proteins or how changes in their expression levels may be related to behavior, plasticity or neurotransmission. In addition, studies that exclusive report on the association of genetic polymorphism with disease, but fail to include additional experiments demonstrating alterations in the gene's expression or to address potential biological mechanisms relevant to the disease, will not be viewed favorably by the Journal. 

Brain Research Bulletin offers simple electronic submission, accelerated peer-review and rapid publication. Section Editors are committed to work closely with authors to provide constructive assistance to enhance visibility and impact of published articles. Brain Research Bulletin encourages authors to use high resolution color in figures to enhance the clarity and impact of their publications. The vast majority of our readership access the journal online and there is no charge for color figures in the online version (html/PDF) of your article.

significant research articles
short actualized reviews
occasional Special Issues organized by Guest Editors
reviews

Editor-in-Chief
Andres Buonanno
Andres Buonanno
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Section Editors
Neural Plasticity and Models Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Andres Buonanno
Andres Buonanno
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Neuropharmacological Mechanisms and Neurotherapeutics
Beáta Sperlágh
Beáta Sperlágh
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
E. Sylvester Vizi
E. Sylvester Vizi
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Mechanisms of Neurodevelopment and Neuronal Plasticity
Patricia McLaughlin
Patricia McLaughlin
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Ian Zagon
Ian Zagon
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Mechanisms of Behavior & Cognition
Peter Giese
King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Neurodegenerative and Neuroinflammatory Disorders
Roland Brandt
Roland Brandt
University of Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany
Wei-Dong Le, MD, PhD
Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
Stem Cells and Neural Repair
Mike Modo
Mike Modo
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Editorial Board Members
Veronika Ádám-Vizi
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
Mahmoud Al-Khrasani
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
Andrea Balla
Nathan S Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York, United States
Mária Baranyi
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Simon Beggs
University College London Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
Federico Bermudez-Rattoni
National Autonomous University of Mexico Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurobiology, México, Mexico
Pascal Branchereau
Federation Bordeaux Neurocampus, Talence, France
Mark Cunningham
University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Thomas Fath
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Kyle Fink
University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, United States
Yong-Jing Gao
Nantong University, Nantong, China
Steven Goodman
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Jürgen Götz
Jürgen Götz
The University of Queensland Queensland Brain Institute, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Alan Harvey
The University of Western Australia School of Human Sciences, Perth, Australia
Zsuzsanna Helyes
University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
Matthias Hennig
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dax Hoffman
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Nancy Ip
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Satoshi Kida
Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-Ku, Japan
Eric Klann
Eric Klann
New York University, New York, New York, United States
Andis Klegeris
The University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Kyle Lampe
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Shangdong Liang
Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
Alexander Ljubimov
University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States
Eng Lo
Athinoula A Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Clinical Computational Neuroimaging Group, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Josephine Lok
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Wei Lu
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Andrew McClellan
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
Keiko Mizuno
King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Christian P. Müller
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Michael O'Donovan
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Masuo Ohno
Center for Dementia Research, Orangeburg, New York, United States
Beat Riederer
University Hospital of Lausanne Centre of Psychiatric Neurosciences, Prilly, Switzerland
Julien Rossignol
Central Michigan University Field Neurosciences Institute Laboratory for Restorative Neurology, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Evelyne Sernagor
Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Siamak Shahidi
Hamedan University of Medical Science, Hamedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Theodore Slotkin
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
John Stanford
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED CTR, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Natalie Tronson
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Stephanie Willerth
University of Victoria Division of Medical Sciences, Victoria, Canada
Christopher H. Yeo
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Jianhua Zhang
Jianhua Zhang
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Andreas Zimmer
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany