Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Neurotoxicant Exposures and Neuropsychological Outcomes

The focus of this special issue on neurotoxicant exposures at the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology is to highlight a very important, yet often misunderstood, topic in the field of neuropsychology. This special issue aims to focus on any chemicals or substances that interfere with cognitive functioning and/or compromise the central and/or peripheral nervous systems, either during development or at maturity. Therefore, we are seeking papers focused on neurodevelopmental issues through aging populations. We will consider for acceptance papers that focus on either acute exposures or low-level chronic exposures, including longitudinal studies; research with animal models that include behavioral outcomes; cohort studies with military, agricultural, and other occupational exposures, as well as studies on avocational exposures.

Our goal is to raise awareness of the various ways in which certain environmental exposures found in military, urban or rural settings can impact individual-level neuropsychological outcomes or structural or functional neuroimaging. We aim to improve the understanding of the need for exposure questions in clinical interviews and the use of neuropsychological measures that are commonly used in the field when exposures are likely part of the diagnostic picture. Of special interest is providing a series of articles that inform a constructive dialogue on how different toxicants can impact CNS function whether or not the exposure is current.

For this Special Issue, only original articles will be accepted. While the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology does not issue word limits, the suggested word-count for this issue for standard original articles is 3500 words and 300-word structured abstract. We would like to also solicit brief reports and case studies for this issue, and the suggested word-count is 1500 words and 300-word abstract.