Members of the Zoological Society of Japan
Thank you for your continued support.
I am Kanta Terao from Shimane University.
I am writing to introduce a special issue in our journal.
Neuromodulatory and molecular control of plastic behaviors in simple neural systems
We are organizing a special issue in the journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits under the title of.
As guest editors, alongside myself (Kanta Terao), Dr. Divya Sitaraman from California State University, Dr. Tomoko Ohyama from McGill University, and Dr. Toshiharu Ichinose from Tohoku University will be participating.
We are soliciting research findings focusing on how environmental and neuromodulatory signals reconstruct plasticity at the molecular, synaptic, and circuit levels, thereby driving behavioral adaptation in simple model systems such as Aplysia, C. elegans, and Drosophila. Topics include the regulation of neuromodulators in learning, environmental modulation of circuits, molecular signatures of plasticity, and translational implications for human neurological disorders.
Please join us and submit a paper.
Participating journals:
Frontiers in Neural Circuits (Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Takao Hensch)
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Nuno Sousa, Learning and Memory Section – Chief Editor: Prof. Denise Manahan-Vaughan)
Please check the detailed scope and welcomed articles here.
Frontiers | Neuromodulatory and molecular control of plastic behaviors in simple neural systems
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/72790/neuromodulatory-and-molecular-control-of-plastic-behaviors-in-simple-neural-systems
Deadline:
- Abstract submission: December 6 (Abstract submission is not mandatory)
Manuscript submission: May 18, 2026 (Extensions to the submission deadline are available upon request)
Contact Information:
Lucy Centrone
Email: neuralcircuits@frontiersin.orgor lucy.centrone@frontiersin.org
Furthermore, regarding the period after manuscript submission, we may ask for your cooperation with peer review.
I apologize for taking up your time when you are so busy, but I would appreciate it if you could consider this.
I look forward to working with you.
Terao
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I am Dr Kanta Terao from Shimane University. I am guest editing an article collection in Frontiers in Neural Circuits, with Prof Divya Sitaraman from California State University, prof Tomoko Ohyama from MGill University and Dr Toshiharu Ichinose from Tohoku University in
Neuromodulatory and molecular control of plastic behaviors in simple neural systems
Studying simple model systems, such as Aplysia, C. elegans, and Drosophila, we aim to obtain outputs exploring how environmental cues and neuromodulatory signals reshape molecular, synaptic, and circuit-level plasticity to drive behavioral adaptation. Contributions will span neuromodulatory control of learning, environmental modulation of circuits, molecular signatures of plasticity, and translational insights into human neurological disorders.
We would greatly appreciate your article submission and participation as an author.
Participating journals:
Frontiers in Neural Circuits led by Prof Takao Hensch
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience led By Prof Nuno Sousa, section learning and memory – chief editor Prof Denie Manahan-Vaughan.
Detailed scope and welcomed articles here
Frontiers | Neuromodulatory and molecular control of plastic behaviors in simple neural systems
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/72790/neuromodulatory-and-molecular-control-of-plastic-behaviors-in-simple-neural-systems
Deadlines: ・
Summary Submission: December 6 – summary is not obligatory
Manuscript Submission May 18, 2026.
We are open to extensions for submissions if needed.
For assistance, contact Lucy Centrone at
neuralcircuits@frontiersin.org or lucy.centrone@frontiersin.org
In case you do not plan to submit in the future or respectfully decline your participation, if you have suggestions of researchers in your network working on projects that would fit the scope of our editorial project, I would greatly appreciate your suggestion. Thank you.
