Journal of Comparative Neurology

期刊简介：Established in 1891, JCN is the oldest continually published basic neuroscience journal. Historically, as the name suggests, the journal focused on a comparison among species to uncover the intricacies of how the brain functions. In modern times, this research is called systems neuroscience where animal models are used to mimic core cognitive processes with the ultimate goal of understanding neural circuits and connections that give rise to behavioral patterns and different neural states.Research published in JCN covers all species from invertebrates to humans, and the reports inform the readers about the function and organization of nervous systems in species with an emphasis on the way that species adaptations inform about the function or organization of the nervous systems, rather than on their evolution per se.JCN publishes primary research articles and critical commentaries and review-type articles offering expert insight in to cutting edge research in the field of systems neuroscience; a complete list of contribution types is given in the Author Guidelines. For primary research contributions, only full-length investigative reports are desired; the journal does not accept short communications.

【译文】成立于1891年，JCN是持续出版时间最长的神经科学基础期刊。从历史上看，正如其名所示，该期刊专注于物种之间的比较，以揭示大脑功能复杂性的细节。在现代社会，这种研究被称为系统神经科学，其中使用动物模型来模拟核心认知过程，最终目标是理解产生行为模式和不同神经状态的神经回路和连接。JCN发表的研究涵盖了从无脊椎动物到人类的所有物种，报告向读者介绍了物种神经系统的功能和组织，重点在于物种适应性如何影响神经系统的功能和组织，而不是它们的进化本身。JCN发表原创研究文章、评论文章和综述文章，提供对系统神经科学领域前沿研究的专家见解；作者指南中给出了完整的贡献类型列表。对于原创研究贡献，只希望接受完整的调查报告；该期刊不接受简报。