dcn 2013 - Special Issue on Cognitive Training

Great excitement has emerged about the potential for neuroscience to enhances the lives of children. This excitement also is tinged with some level of concern about the vulnerable state of the immature brain. With the rapid changes in information technology and the range of media exposures available to children, particular interest has focused on the potential for media exposure to influence children. Research on cognitive training holds the hope of enhancing understandings in all of these areas. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience hopes to focus this interest through a Special Issue devoted to these themes.
Specifically, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience announces a forthcoming Special Issue focused on the interface among neuroscience, development, and cognitive training research. We are seeking papers focused on the use of cognitive modification techniques, designed to alter information-processing functions, focused specifically on developmental themes. The journal is interested in papers focused on the clinical utility of such techniques. Thus, studies in various developmental conditions would be of interest. This includes attention-related, learning, and emotional problems. Moreover, studies are sought that examine the manner in which cognitive training techniques influence measures of brain function, derived from imaging. Finally, the journal also is interested in studies focused on such techniques, applied to animal models. We anticipate receiving both empirical and review papers. We have particular interest in original research using experimental designs.
The deadline for receiving these papers is July 1, 2012, with a plan for publication in early 2013. To submit to the Special Issue visit http://ees.elsevier.com/dcn/ and select the Special Issue on Training when submitting your paper.