Journal of Neuroscience
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Neuroscience is a weekly scientific journal
published by the Society for Neuroscience
. The journal publishes peer-reviewed
empirical
research articles in the field of neuroscience
. Its editor-in-chief is John Maunsell, a Boston-based neuroscientist specializing in the visual cortex
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Scientific journal
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published by the Society for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience is a professional society, headquartered in Washington, D.C., for basic scientists and physicians around the world whose research is focused on the study of the brain and nervous system.-History:...
. The journal publishes peer-reviewed
Peer review
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empirical
Empirical
The word empirical denotes information gained by means of observation or experimentation. Empirical data are data produced by an experiment or observation....
research articles in the field of neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
. Its editor-in-chief is John Maunsell, a Boston-based neuroscientist specializing in the visual cortex
Visual cortex
The visual cortex of the brain is the part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe, in the back of the brain....
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History
Volume 1 appeared in 1981 and issues appeared monthly; as its popularity grew it switched to a bimonthly in 1996 and then to a weekly in July, 2003.Main themes
Articles appear within one of the following four sections of the journal:- Cellular/Molecular
- Development/Plasticity/Repair
- Behavioral/Systems/Cognitive
- Neurobiology of Disease
Features
In addition, some issues of the journal contain articles in the following sections:- Brief Communications
- Journal Club (brief reviews of articles that appeared in the Journal, written by graduate students or postdoctoral fellows; first published in September, 2005)