The goal of this special issue is to provide both an overview and cutting edge research of neuroimaging within the context of global brain health. While over 7 billion people live on our spinning planet, most neuroimaging studies take place in higher economic income countries. Yet it is unclear how this research translates into the vast majority of the population living in lower economic income countries. Thus, the goal of this Special Edition ofNeuroImageis to focus on neuroimaging under the rubric of global brain health. This special edition will be separated into four different components (1.) Neurodevelopment and Global Health; (2.) Neuroimaging in Global Mental Health; (3.) Ageing and dementia and global Brain Health; and (4.) Methodological approaches to neuroimaging within the Global Context. In addition, we also invite articles on policy issues and ethics related to neuroimaging in global brain health. The ethics should include not only the ethics of performing studies in developing countries, but importantly and often excluded, the ethics of not performing studies in low and middle income countries.
Pre-submission inquiries are required: please put together a one-page description (plus an additional page for references) that includes the goal, population, topic section (see above), methodologies, and how this topic relates to neuroimaging within the global context. Timelines for submissions are listed below.
The guest editors of this special issue are Pedro Valdés-Sosa, Shekhar Saxena, Christoph Michel, and Tonya White. The one page pre-submission inquiries should be sent to both: Pedro Valdés-Sosa (pedro.valdes@neuroinformatics-collaboratory.org) and Tonya White (t.white@erasmusmc.nl). You can also contact Pedro Valdés-Sosa or Tonya White with any questions.