Brain, Behavior and Evolution
Overview
Brain, Behavior and Evolution is a multidisciplinary journal that explores the intricate relationship between brain function, behavior, and evolutionary processes. It publishes cutting-edge research on topics such as neurobiology, cognition, genetics, and comparative anatomy, shedding light on the evolution of the nervous system and its impact on animal behavior.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Brain Behav Evol
Start
1968
End
Continuing
Frequency
8 no. a year, 2003-
p-ISSN
0006-8977
e-ISSN
1421-9743
Country
Switzerland
Language
English
Specialties
Biology
Neurology
Psychology
Social Sciences
Neurology
Psychology
Social Sciences
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4067
84
SJR / Ranks: 5494
778
CiteScore / Ranks: 9213
2.70
JIF / Ranks: 5746
1.7
Recent Articles
1.
Axelrod C, Stec H, Tran S, Donacik D, Francis N, Gautam N, et al.
Brain Behav Evol
. 2025 Feb;
:1-12.
PMID: 39947167
Brain morphology is a critical trait influencing animal performance that has been shown to demonstrate phenotypic plasticity in response to a variety of environmental cues. Further, plasticity itself has consistently...
2.
Emery Y, Pessina L, Bshary R
Brain Behav Evol
. 2025 Feb;
:1-11.
PMID: 39908002
Introduction: The factors shaping vertebrate brain evolution and cognition are broadly categorized as being either social or environmental. Yet, their relative importance is debated, partly due to the limitations associated...
3.
Rickelton K, Babbitt C
Brain Behav Evol
. 2025 Feb;
:1-9.
PMID: 39907990
Background: Astrocytes are a subtype of glial cells, which are non-neuronal cells that do not produce action potentials. Rather, astrocytes are involved in various functions vital to a functioning brain...
4.
Vetter B, Perelmuter J, Lozier N, Sisneros J, Forlano P
Brain Behav Evol
. 2025 Jan;
:1-15.
PMID: 39884266
Introduction: The plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) relies on the production and reception of social acoustic signals for reproductive success. During spawning, male midshipman fish produce long duration advertisement calls...
5.
Pineda C, Bresee C, Baldwin M, Seelke A, Krubitzer L
Brain Behav Evol
. 2025 Jan;
:1-17.
PMID: 39799933
Introduction: Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are one of the few mammalian species that are monogamous and engage in the biparental rearing of their offspring. Biparental care impacts the quantity and...
6.
Anderson C
Brain Behav Evol
. 2024 Dec;
1-16.
PMID: 39701062
Background: The origin and maintenance of species is a unifying theme in evolutionary biology. Mate choice and selection on sexual signals have emerged as powerful drivers of reproductive isolation -...
7.
Kanwal J, Sanghera B, Dabbi R, Glasgow E
Brain Behav Evol
. 2024 Dec;
1-19.
PMID: 39681106
Introduction: Movement requires maneuvers that generate thrust to either make turns or move the body forward in physical space. The computational space for perpetually controlling the relative position of every...
8.
Waqas M, Smith T, Rana R, Orliac M
Brain Behav Evol
. 2024 Dec;
1-13.
PMID: 39657608
Introduction: Raoellidae are small artiodactyls retrieved from the middle Eocene of Asia (ca. -47 Ma) and closely related to stem Cetacea. Morphological observations of their endocranial structures allow for outlining...
9.
Monticelli S, Giangrande A
Brain Behav Evol
. 2024 Nov;
100(1):58-66.
PMID: 39586239
Background: Glia represent a major cell population of the nervous system, and they take part in virtually any process sustaining the development, the functioning, and the pathology of the nervous...
10.
Santiago Gonzalez K, Boswell T, Smulders T
Brain Behav Evol
. 2024 Nov;
:1-13.
PMID: 39501623
Introduction: Different functional domains can be identified along the longitudinal axis of the mammalian hippocampus. We have recently hypothesized that a similar functional gradient may exist along the longitudinal axis...