Frontiers in Neural Circuits

神经回路前沿致力于理解神经回路的涌现特性——大脑的基本模块。作为前沿一线电子期刊家族的旗舰成员，它的初始影响因子为5.098(2011)，仍然是神经回路研究的“中心水坑”，服务于全球社区共享数据、思想和灵感。任何物种(从海绵到人类)的神经回路的解剖学、生理学、发育或功能的文章都是受欢迎的。我们共同的思路是寻找不同电路使用的计算策略，以将它们的结构与功能(感知、运动或内部)、它们操作的一般规则以及它们的特定设计如何导致复杂特性和行为的出现联系起来。我们鼓励使用多学科的方法，特别是更新的分子、发育和遗传工具，将重点放在神经微电路中的突触、细胞和连接原理上。特别欢迎从进化的角度进行研究，以更好地理解电路设计和功能是如何进化来产生越来越复杂的特性和行为的。该杂志对揭示可塑性如何塑造神经回路的结构和功能结构的研究更感兴趣。第1层物品类型原始研究原创研究文章描述了原创研究的目的、研究和方法。报告、解释研究结果，并讨论可能的影响。原始的研究文章也可能包含不确定的结果，这些结果允许消除假设、重新制定和/或报告先前发表的结果的不可重复性。原创的研究论文是经过同行评审的，字数不超过12000字，最多可包含15张图/表。作者需要付费(a类文章)才能发表一篇原创的研究文章。方法方法文章提出了一种新的方法或新兴的技术和/或软件，为研究领域中的重要问题开辟了新的途径。方法手稿应包括方法的目标和验证，详细的协议和应用实例，以及当前方法的局限性。此外，应该有一些数据来证明该技术的威力或方法的有效性。方法文章也可以包含个人对该领域技术重要性的见解。方法文章经过同行评审，字数不超过12000字，最多可包含15张图/表。作者需要付费(a类文章)才能发表方法文章。协议协议文章记录了进行实验的所有必要步骤，以实现在方法或原始研究文章中没有足够详细的特定结果集，并且通常将重点放在已建立的实验方法上，而不是新出现的实验方法。因此，它们将包括说明《议定书》可能适用的范围和所使用的材料和设备的章节;一步一步的程序，包括定时和暂停点;以及关键阶段的预期结果。还应该讨论潜在的工件或缺陷，以及解决问题的任何措施，并且必须引用或描述应用于协议生成的数据的任何分析方法。结果必须是可复制的。协议文章是经过同行评审的，字数上限为12,000字，最多可包含15张图/表。作者需要付费(a类文章)才能发表协议文章。技术报告技术报告展示了一项前沿技术和/或软件，或一项已知技术或软件的新应用。技术报告介绍了新技术的基本技术背景，评价了该方法的优点和局限性，以及它的应用。技术报告是经过同行评审的，字数上限为12,000字，最多可包含15个数字/表格。任何已注册的前沿用户，包括公司，都可以提交一份技术报告。作者必须付费(a类文章)才能发表技术报告。审查综述文章涵盖了近年来有重大发展或进步的主题，具有全面的深度、平衡的视角、知性的洞察力和广泛的普遍兴趣。评论不只是对文献进行总结，还应该批判定义该领域的基本概念、问题和问题。评审文章不能包含未发表的材料(未发表/原始数据、提交的手稿或个人通信)，如果发现包含此类内容，可能会在评审中被拒绝或被重新分类(如果发现有重大延迟)。任何逐字文本的包含都必须包含在引号中，并清楚地引用原始源。评审文章由同行评审，字数上限为12,000字，最多可包含15张图/表。作者需要付费(a类文章)才能发表评论文章。迷你回顾迷你评论文章关注当前的调查领域和该领域的最新发展。它们提供了主题的简洁和清晰的总结，让读者了解最新的发展和/或新概念。迷你评论不得包含未发表的材料(未发表的/原始数据、提交的手稿或个人通信)，如果发现包含此类内容，可能会被拒绝或重新分类(如果发现有重大延迟)。任何逐字文本的包含都必须包含在引号中，并清楚地引用原始源。小型评论是同行评审的，字数上限为3000字，最多不超过2张图/表。作者需要付费(b类文章)才能发表一篇小型评论。请注意，如果一个小评论超过3000字，它将被更改为一个评论文章，并收取相应的费用。假设和理论假设和理论文章提出了一个新的论点，解释或模型，旨在引入一个新的可测试的假设或理论或支持现有的理论。他们应该对一个重要的问题或问题提供新的见解，论证必须与经验数据紧密联系，在适当的情况下，导致可测试的预测。假设和理论文章是同行评审的，字数最多12000字，可能包含多达15张图/表。作者需要付费(a类文章)才能发表一篇假设和理论文章。的角度来看观点文章对一个重要的研究领域提出了观点。他们专注于一个特定的领域或学科，讨论当前的进展或未来的方向，可能包括原始数据以及个人见解和观点。透视图是经过同行评审的，字数最多为3000字，最多不超过2张图/表。作者需要付费(b类文章)才能发表观点文章。数据报告数据报告提供了对研究数据集的描述。数据集必须在提交数据报告之前存储在公共存储库中，并在报告发布时公开可用。数据报告应该包括引用或描述的方法用于收集数据和信息的读者可能解释数据集。数据报告可能包括一些数据的分析,为了更好地解释其相关性和建议未来的研究途径,但不应报告任何单个研究结果或一组研究。因此，数据报告可能不包括结果或讨论部分。使用数据回答特定研究问题或探索数据提出的新假设的详细分析，应该以独立的研究文章的形式提交，这些文章可以在线链接到数据报告。关于准备您的数据报告手稿的其他信息可以在我们的作者指南中找到。数据报告是经过同行评审的，字数最多为3000字，可能包括2张图/表。作者需要付费(c类文章)才能发表数据报告。一般的评论评注会引起对一篇特别值得注意的学术论文的注意，或对以前发表的论文(无论是发表在前沿期刊还是其他期刊)提出批评意见。字数上限为1000字，可包含不超过1张图/表，标题必须为:“评注:原文标题”。一般的评论是经过同行评审的，应该得到适当的证实，通常至少有5篇参考文献。它们不应该包含未发布或原始数据。作者发表评论不需要付费。意见意见文章允许研究人员就任何科学理论的事实解释、所使用方法的价值、弱点和优点或与研究领域相关的任何主题发表观点。意见文章允许研究人员最大程度的表达自由，鼓励建设性的讨论，并经过同行评审。感情用事的论证是不恰当的。意见文章应有证据支持(无论事实或传闻)，并促进对话;但是，它们不应该包含未发布或原始数据。意见文章应适当地加以证实，通常至少有五篇参考文献，字数不超过2000字，且不得超过1图/表。作者需要付费(c类文章)才能发表意见文章。书评书评是一种简洁而平衡的单页文学评论，分析最近出版的书的内容、风格和优点。书评应根据社会当前的需要，总结、评价和讨论该书的内容。这些文章是经过同行评审的，字数最多为1000字，可能包括1图/表，但是它们不应该包含未发表或原始数据。任何已注册的前沿用户都可以提交书评。参赛作品须附有书名书评:《书名》。作者不需要支付出版书评的费用。编辑社论是由某一前沿研究专题的主持人独家提交的，目的是向读者传达与该专题有关的研究的目的和目标，并将其置于更广泛的背景之中。编辑应该呈现研究主题的贡献文章，但不应该仅仅是一个目录。作为研究主题的最终投稿文章，所有预期的文章一旦被接受并发表，就需要提交社论。社论的字数为1000字，主题为5-10篇文章。该主题中每增加一篇文章的字数限制可以增加，最多为50篇或50篇以上文章的字数限制为5,000字。社论不应包括未发表的或原始的数据，也不应包括数字，并强烈鼓励包括参考文献。提交的论文必须带有标题编辑:“研究主题的标题”。主题编辑不需要为发表一篇社论付费。专业大挑战《专业大挑战》由专业主编撰写，讲述他们对研究领域当前挑战的看法。专业大挑战揭示了21世纪该领域的主要问题和预期发展，帮助读者了解他们的专业范围。专业主编不需要付费就可以发表专业大挑战文章。修正更正/补充:如果作者注意到影响学术记录或论文完整性的错误，建议作者在线提交更正。求职信必须详细说明原稿中出现错误的原因和位置，以及正确的信息。所有原始论文的作者都需要同意修改请求。根据需要纠正的程度，纠正可能需要同行评审。作者被告知，在此描述之外的变更请求可能不被接受出版。勘误表:作者应该注意区别他们的长条校样和最终批准发表文章,从而导致错误影响学术记录或论文的完整性,鼓励作者提交一个请求勘误表前沿生产办公室(production.office@frontiersin.org),清楚地指出错误和正确的求职信中的信息。作者不需要支付出版更正的费用。

Frontiers in Neural Circuits is devoted to understanding the emergent properties of neural circuits - the elementary modules of the brain. A flagship member of the Frontiers first-tier electronic journal family, it received an initial impact factor of 5.098 (2011) and remains a "central watering hole" for research in neural circuits, serving the community worldwide to share data, ideas and inspiration. Articles revealing the anatomy, physiology, development or function of any neural circuitry in any species (from sponges to humans) are welcome. Our common thread seeks the computational strategies used by different circuits to link their structure with function (perceptual, motor, or internal), the general rules by which they operate, and how their particular designs lead to the emergence of complex properties and behaviors. Submissions focused on synaptic, cellular and connectivity principles in neural microcircuits using multidisciplinary approaches, especially newer molecular, developmental and genetic tools, are encouraged. Studies with an evolutionary perspective to better understand how circuit design and capabilities evolved to produce progressively more complex properties and behaviors are especially welcome. The journal is further interested in research revealing how plasticity shapes the structural and functional architecture of neural circuits.TIER 1 ARTICLE TYPESOriginal ResearchOriginal Research articles describe the aims, study, and methods of original research. The results of the research are reported, interpreted, and a discussion of the possible implications may be included. Original Research articles may also encompass disconfirming results which allow hypothesis elimination, reformulation and/or report on the non-reproducibility of previously published results. 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