Dear Colleagues,
A classical approach to the study of the brain is to look into perceptual, motor and cognitive abilities separately. However, much evidence suggests that mutual interaction between action and perception with the sensorimotor system also plays a key role in shaping cognitive functions (such as numerical cognition). There are multiple aspects of the association between the sensorimotor system and cognitive functions that still have to be fully understood. For example, are all sensorimotor abilities equally linked to cognitive functions or is this interplay domain-specific? Are these interactions equally effective over the life span or particularly salient at specific developmental stages? What are the consequences of early/late sensorimotor impairments on the development and proficiency of cognitive function?
The aim of this Special Issue is to advance the comprehension of the interplay between sensorimotor mechanisms and cognitive abilities by bringing together studies using different methodologies including psychophysics, brain imaging, neuropsychology and neurophysiology. The Special Issue will welcome original research articles as well as reviews involving neurotypical and/or clinical cases covering the entire life span (from infancy to late adulthood).
Prof. Roberto Arrighi and Dr. Giovanni Anobile
Guest Editors
Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 2200 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.