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Behavioral Endocrinology

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Journal notices

Mediterranean Neuroscience Society partner journal

Let’s meet in San Diego at Neuroscience 2025

AI Meets Behavior: decoding the brain

Virtual reality for neurodevelopmental disorders

Community feedback

Editors

james cherry

sonia cavigelli

christina dalla

nikolaos p daskalakis

Articles

Rethinking Stress in Education: Cortisol and DHEA-S Biomarker Outcomes of a Mindset Intervention

Sex differences in G protein-coupled estrogen receptor-mediated mechanisms in preclinical models of anxiety and fear

Adolescent male and female rats show enhanced latent inhibition of conditioned fear compared to adult rats

Neurosteroids: a lifelong impact on brain health

Research Topics

Neurobiological mechanisms of motherhood: From hormones and maternal behavior to perinatal mental health

Comparative Perspectives and Translational Models in Eating Behavior: Insights from Animal Models and Human Studies

Evaluating the Human-Animal Bond: A Focus on Mental Health, Clinical Interventions and Psychological Wellbeing

Pharmacology of thermoregulation and adaptive behavior