The Neural Mechanisms and Treatment of Mental Disorders throughout the Entire Life Cycle of Women
Submission Deadline: 30 Dec 2024
Guest Editors
West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Interests: neuroimaging; cognitive neuroscience; anxiety; depression; neuromodulation; perinatal mental health; children mental illness; development and aging of brain areas and networks
Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Interests: neuromodulation; schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; fMRI; neuroplasticity
Suzhou Guangji Hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Interests: neuromodulation; psychological crisis intervention; sleep disorders
State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China;Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of the Ministry of Education, School of life Science and technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Interests: cognitive neuroscience; functional connectivity; cortex diffusion tensor imaging; brain tractography; rTMS
Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
Interests: cognitive neuroscience; functional connectivity; cortex diffusion tensor imaging; brain tractography; rTMS
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A large body of research has demonstrated that women are prone to mental illness during special times such as adolescence, menstrual period, perinatal and postpartum periods, and menopause. Fluctuations in sex hormone levels during reproductive transition periods are thought to be related to the onset of mental illness in women, in addition to personality traits, social support, neural plasticity, etc. These factors have major effects on emotion, cognition, brain structure/function and the brain network in women, as well as depression/anxiety in the adolescent, postpartum, and menopausal periods. Identifying the specific mechanisms that underlie mental illness during the entire life cycle of women may provide a rationale for optimizing treatment protocols. Therefore, the main goal of this topic is to provide the reader with a wide overview of mental disorders throughout the entire life cycle of women. This can include novel genetic, cellular, animal, neuroimaging, psychological and behavioral research. We welcome original research reports, as well as communications, meta-analyses, and review papers.
Assoc. Prof. Bochao Cheng, Dr. Wei Deng, Xiangdong Du, Prof. Jiaojian Wang and Assis. Prof. Jieqiong Wang
Guest Editors
Keywords
- women
- perinatal
- postpartum period
- menopause
- adolescence
- menstrual period
- neuroimaging
- neural plasticity
- sex hormone
- risk factors
- treatment strategy
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Published Paper (1)
Characteristics of Cerebral Cortical Structural Alterations in Female Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Without Major Neuropsychiatric Manifestations Accompanied by Anxiety and Depression
J. Integr. Neurosci. 2025, 24(6), 36382; https://doi.org/10.31083/JIN36382
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Neural Mechanisms and Treatment of Mental Disorders throughout the Entire Life Cycle of Women)