About this Research Topic
This Research Topic is a celebration of the 15 Year Anniversary of the Frontiers in Human Neuroscience journal, inviting some key contributors to the success of the Journals and the community to highlight significant elements of the past, present, and future of Human Neuroscience.
A number of brain disorders show shared symptoms and substantial epidemiological comorbidity, inciting debate about their etiologic overlap. Over the past century, the classification of brain disorders has evolved to reflect the medical and scientific communities’ assessments of the presumed root causes of clinical phenomena such as behavioral change, loss of motor function, memory impairment, or alterations of consciousness. Directly observable phenomena generally define and separate neurological disorders from psychiatric disorders. Understanding the genetic underpinnings and categorical distinctions for brain disorders and related phenotypes may inform the search for their biological mechanisms.
Since brain disorders are a growing public health concern with a major socioeconomic burden attached much attention has been paid to disease-modifying factors and risk factors. Despite the great work done, there is still a long way to go to understand, using different methods, the etiopathogenesis, and the prevention of these diseases.
This Research Topic aims to showcase cutting-edge research, applications/methodologies, and trends taking place at the current time through the submission of original articles, review articles, or perspectives.
The scope of this Research Topic will serve as a forum for manuscripts encompassing all areas of brain disorders but particularly on the following topics:
• Longitudinal studies on groups with shared risk factors and prevention or intervention strategies
• Literature overviews about the topic
• How social factors predict brain disorders
• The role of pollution, alcohol abuse, excessive use of social networks, smoking, and sleep disorders as a risk factor
• The role of modifiable risk factors such as exercise, nutrition, and exposure to green spaces as a form of prevention and treatment
• Neuroimaging and identification of risk factors
A number of brain disorders show shared symptoms and substantial epidemiological comorbidity, inciting debate about their etiologic overlap. Over the past century, the classification of brain disorders has evolved to reflect the medical and scientific communities’ assessments of the presumed root causes of clinical phenomena such as behavioral change, loss of motor function, memory impairment, or alterations of consciousness. Directly observable phenomena generally define and separate neurological disorders from psychiatric disorders. Understanding the genetic underpinnings and categorical distinctions for brain disorders and related phenotypes may inform the search for their biological mechanisms.
Since brain disorders are a growing public health concern with a major socioeconomic burden attached much attention has been paid to disease-modifying factors and risk factors. Despite the great work done, there is still a long way to go to understand, using different methods, the etiopathogenesis, and the prevention of these diseases.
This Research Topic aims to showcase cutting-edge research, applications/methodologies, and trends taking place at the current time through the submission of original articles, review articles, or perspectives.
The scope of this Research Topic will serve as a forum for manuscripts encompassing all areas of brain disorders but particularly on the following topics:
• Longitudinal studies on groups with shared risk factors and prevention or intervention strategies
• Literature overviews about the topic
• How social factors predict brain disorders
• The role of pollution, alcohol abuse, excessive use of social networks, smoking, and sleep disorders as a risk factor
• The role of modifiable risk factors such as exercise, nutrition, and exposure to green spaces as a form of prevention and treatment
• Neuroimaging and identification of risk factors
Keywords: Risk Factors, Neuroimaging, Brain Disorder, Prevention
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