Key Resources

For more suggestions, see More Core Resources in Behavioral Neuroscience. You can also contact me with your topic and what you are working on. I'll be happy to give more tailored advice (by email, or in a zoom meeting) and explain the differences between these databases, I love learning about the projects, assignments, and interests of the students and faculty at Northeastern.

Featured resources

JoVe (Opens in new window) --the Journal of Visualized Experiments, the world's first peer reviewed scientific video journal. Includes JoVE Neuroscience (Opens in new window) --a multidisciplinary section devoted to investigations of the structure, function, physiology, and pathophysiology of the brain and nervous system. 

The Library subscribes to ALL sections of JoVE, including these which may be of interest for behavioral neuroscience:  Biology (Opens in new window)Bioengineering (Opens in new window)Immunology and Infection (Opens in new window), and the JoVE Science Education Database (Opens in new window) (Basic Biology, Advanced Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and more). Essentials of Neuroscience (Opens in new window) is part of the Advanced Biology section.

Best Bets for Literature Searching

Tackling a new topic?

Try looking for a review article first.  Review articles attempt to summarize the state of research on a scientific topic.  While lengthy, and not generally including the very latest research, review articles are a great way to start to get a handle on a topic.  

Don't overlook the literature cited at the end of the review - the bibliography contains a wealth of information about the key discoveries and main researchers in the field.  

Most databases (including PubMed and Web of Science below) will allow you to limit your search to include only review articles.  

 Not sure where to start?  

Need help?

We're happy to meet for consultations!  Find the "schedule appointment" link by my profile.

Journals in Behavioral Neuroscience

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Evolution and Human Behavior

Biological Psychology  

Physiology & Behavior  

Behavioural Brain Research

Neuropsychologia 

Animal Behaviour

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Quick links

Book search - Use Scholar OneSearch browse feature to find books by title or author

Ejournal finder - List of all ejournals at Northeastern

Databases - complete A-Z list of databases. 

Trial databases

Journals - New England Journal of Medicine (Opens in new window)JAMA (Opens in new window), Science (Opens in new window)Nature (Opens in new window)

More journals in behavioral neuroscience

Browzine

Recommended: Try Browzine to browse, read, and stay current with journals.