神經(jīng)回路前沿致力于理解神經(jīng)回路的涌現(xiàn)特性——大腦的基本模塊。作為前沿一線電子期刊家族的旗艦成員，它的初始影響因子為5.098(2011)，仍然是神經(jīng)回路研究的“中心水坑”，服務(wù)于全球社區(qū)共享數(shù)據(jù)、思想和靈感。任何物種(從海綿到人類)的神經(jīng)回路的解剖學(xué)、生理學(xué)、發(fā)育或功能的文章都是受歡迎的。我們共同的思路是尋找不同電路使用的計算策略，以將它們的結(jié)構(gòu)與功能(感知、運動或內(nèi)部)、它們操作的一般規(guī)則以及它們的特定設(shè)計如何導(dǎo)致復(fù)雜特性和行為的出現(xiàn)聯(lián)系起來。我們鼓勵使用多學(xué)科的方法，特別是更新的分子、發(fā)育和遺傳工具，將重點放在神經(jīng)微電路中的突觸、細(xì)胞和連接原理上。特別歡迎從進化的角度進行研究，以更好地理解電路設(shè)計和功能是如何進化來產(chǎn)生越來越復(fù)雜的特性和行為的。該雜志對揭示可塑性如何塑造神經(jīng)回路的結(jié)構(gòu)和功能結(jié)構(gòu)的研究更感興趣。第1層物品類型原始研究原創(chuàng)研究文章描述了原創(chuàng)研究的目的、研究和方法。報告、解釋研究結(jié)果，并討論可能的影響。原始的研究文章也可能包含不確定的結(jié)果，這些結(jié)果允許消除假設(shè)、重新制定和/或報告先前發(fā)表的結(jié)果的不可重復(fù)性。原創(chuàng)的研究論文是經(jīng)過同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)不超過12000字，最多可包含15張圖/表。作者需要付費(a類文章)才能發(fā)表一篇原創(chuàng)的研究文章。方法方法文章提出了一種新的方法或新興的技術(shù)和/或軟件，為研究領(lǐng)域中的重要問題開辟了新的途徑。方法手稿應(yīng)包括方法的目標(biāo)和驗證，詳細(xì)的協(xié)議和應(yīng)用實例，以及當(dāng)前方法的局限性。此外，應(yīng)該有一些數(shù)據(jù)來證明該技術(shù)的威力或方法的有效性。方法文章也可以包含個人對該領(lǐng)域技術(shù)重要性的見解。方法文章經(jīng)過同行評審，字?jǐn)?shù)不超過12000字，最多可包含15張圖/表。作者需要付費(a類文章)才能發(fā)表方法文章。協(xié)議協(xié)議文章記錄了進行實驗的所有必要步驟，以實現(xiàn)在方法或原始研究文章中沒有足夠詳細(xì)的特定結(jié)果集，并且通常將重點放在已建立的實驗方法上，而不是新出現(xiàn)的實驗方法。因此，它們將包括說明《議定書》可能適用的范圍和所使用的材料和設(shè)備的章節(jié);一步一步的程序，包括定時和暫停點;以及關(guān)鍵階段的預(yù)期結(jié)果。還應(yīng)該討論潛在的工件或缺陷，以及解決問題的任何措施，并且必須引用或描述應(yīng)用于協(xié)議生成的數(shù)據(jù)的任何分析方法。結(jié)果必須是可復(fù)制的。協(xié)議文章是經(jīng)過同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)上限為12,000字，最多可包含15張圖/表。作者需要付費(a類文章)才能發(fā)表協(xié)議文章。技術(shù)報告技術(shù)報告展示了一項前沿技術(shù)和/或軟件，或一項已知技術(shù)或軟件的新應(yīng)用。技術(shù)報告介紹了新技術(shù)的基本技術(shù)背景，評價了該方法的優(yōu)點和局限性，以及它的應(yīng)用。技術(shù)報告是經(jīng)過同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)上限為12,000字，最多可包含15個數(shù)字/表格。任何已注冊的前沿用戶，包括公司，都可以提交一份技術(shù)報告。作者必須付費(a類文章)才能發(fā)表技術(shù)報告。審查綜述文章涵蓋了近年來有重大發(fā)展或進步的主題，具有全面的深度、平衡的視角、知性的洞察力和廣泛的普遍興趣。評論不只是對文獻進行總結(jié)，還應(yīng)該批判定義該領(lǐng)域的基本概念、問題和問題。評審文章不能包含未發(fā)表的材料(未發(fā)表/原始數(shù)據(jù)、提交的手稿或個人通信)，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)包含此類內(nèi)容，可能會在評審中被拒絕或被重新分類(如果發(fā)現(xiàn)有重大延遲)。任何逐字文本的包含都必須包含在引號中，并清楚地引用原始源。評審文章由同行評審，字?jǐn)?shù)上限為12,000字，最多可包含15張圖/表。作者需要付費(a類文章)才能發(fā)表評論文章。迷你回顧迷你評論文章關(guān)注當(dāng)前的調(diào)查領(lǐng)域和該領(lǐng)域的最新發(fā)展。它們提供了主題的簡潔和清晰的總結(jié)，讓讀者了解最新的發(fā)展和/或新概念。迷你評論不得包含未發(fā)表的材料(未發(fā)表的/原始數(shù)據(jù)、提交的手稿或個人通信)，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)包含此類內(nèi)容，可能會被拒絕或重新分類(如果發(fā)現(xiàn)有重大延遲)。任何逐字文本的包含都必須包含在引號中，并清楚地引用原始源。小型評論是同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)上限為3000字，最多不超過2張圖/表。作者需要付費(b類文章)才能發(fā)表一篇小型評論。請注意，如果一個小評論超過3000字，它將被更改為一個評論文章，并收取相應(yīng)的費用。假設(shè)和理論假設(shè)和理論文章提出了一個新的論點，解釋或模型，旨在引入一個新的可測試的假設(shè)或理論或支持現(xiàn)有的理論。他們應(yīng)該對一個重要的問題或問題提供新的見解，論證必須與經(jīng)驗數(shù)據(jù)緊密聯(lián)系，在適當(dāng)?shù)那闆r下，導(dǎo)致可測試的預(yù)測。假設(shè)和理論文章是同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)最多12000字，可能包含多達15張圖/表。作者需要付費(a類文章)才能發(fā)表一篇假設(shè)和理論文章。的角度來看觀點文章對一個重要的研究領(lǐng)域提出了觀點。他們專注于一個特定的領(lǐng)域或?qū)W科，討論當(dāng)前的進展或未來的方向，可能包括原始數(shù)據(jù)以及個人見解和觀點。透視圖是經(jīng)過同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)最多為3000字，最多不超過2張圖/表。作者需要付費(b類文章)才能發(fā)表觀點文章。數(shù)據(jù)報告數(shù)據(jù)報告提供了對研究數(shù)據(jù)集的描述。數(shù)據(jù)集必須在提交數(shù)據(jù)報告之前存儲在公共存儲庫中，并在報告發(fā)布時公開可用。數(shù)據(jù)報告應(yīng)該包括引用或描述的方法用于收集數(shù)據(jù)和信息的讀者可能解釋數(shù)據(jù)集。數(shù)據(jù)報告可能包括一些數(shù)據(jù)的分析,為了更好地解釋其相關(guān)性和建議未來的研究途徑,但不應(yīng)報告任何單個研究結(jié)果或一組研究。因此，數(shù)據(jù)報告可能不包括結(jié)果或討論部分。使用數(shù)據(jù)回答特定研究問題或探索數(shù)據(jù)提出的新假設(shè)的詳細(xì)分析，應(yīng)該以獨立的研究文章的形式提交，這些文章可以在線鏈接到數(shù)據(jù)報告。關(guān)于準(zhǔn)備您的數(shù)據(jù)報告手稿的其他信息可以在我們的作者指南中找到。數(shù)據(jù)報告是經(jīng)過同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)最多為3000字，可能包括2張圖/表。作者需要付費(c類文章)才能發(fā)表數(shù)據(jù)報告。一般的評論評注會引起對一篇特別值得注意的學(xué)術(shù)論文的注意，或?qū)σ郧鞍l(fā)表的論文(無論是發(fā)表在前沿期刊還是其他期刊)提出批評意見。字?jǐn)?shù)上限為1000字，可包含不超過1張圖/表，標(biāo)題必須為:“評注:原文標(biāo)題”。一般的評論是經(jīng)過同行評審的，應(yīng)該得到適當(dāng)?shù)淖C實，通常至少有5篇參考文獻。它們不應(yīng)該包含未發(fā)布或原始數(shù)據(jù)。作者發(fā)表評論不需要付費。意見意見文章允許研究人員就任何科學(xué)理論的事實解釋、所使用方法的價值、弱點和優(yōu)點或與研究領(lǐng)域相關(guān)的任何主題發(fā)表觀點。意見文章允許研究人員最大程度的表達自由，鼓勵建設(shè)性的討論，并經(jīng)過同行評審。感情用事的論證是不恰當(dāng)?shù)摹Ｒ庖娢恼聭?yīng)有證據(jù)支持(無論事實或傳聞)，并促進對話;但是，它們不應(yīng)該包含未發(fā)布或原始數(shù)據(jù)。意見文章應(yīng)適當(dāng)?shù)丶右宰C實，通常至少有五篇參考文獻，字?jǐn)?shù)不超過2000字，且不得超過1圖/表。作者需要付費(c類文章)才能發(fā)表意見文章。書評書評是一種簡潔而平衡的單頁文學(xué)評論，分析最近出版的書的內(nèi)容、風(fēng)格和優(yōu)點。書評應(yīng)根據(jù)社會當(dāng)前的需要，總結(jié)、評價和討論該書的內(nèi)容。這些文章是經(jīng)過同行評審的，字?jǐn)?shù)最多為1000字，可能包括1圖/表，但是它們不應(yīng)該包含未發(fā)表或原始數(shù)據(jù)。任何已注冊的前沿用戶都可以提交書評。參賽作品須附有書名書評:《書名》。作者不需要支付出版書評的費用。編輯社論是由某一前沿研究專題的主持人獨家提交的，目的是向讀者傳達與該專題有關(guān)的研究的目的和目標(biāo)，并將其置于更廣泛的背景之中。編輯應(yīng)該呈現(xiàn)研究主題的貢獻文章，但不應(yīng)該僅僅是一個目錄。作為研究主題的最終投稿文章，所有預(yù)期的文章一旦被接受并發(fā)表，就需要提交社論。社論的字?jǐn)?shù)為1000字，主題為5-10篇文章。該主題中每增加一篇文章的字?jǐn)?shù)限制可以增加，最多為50篇或50篇以上文章的字?jǐn)?shù)限制為5,000字。社論不應(yīng)包括未發(fā)表的或原始的數(shù)據(jù)，也不應(yīng)包括數(shù)字，并強烈鼓勵包括參考文獻。提交的論文必須帶有標(biāo)題編輯:“研究主題的標(biāo)題”。主題編輯不需要為發(fā)表一篇社論付費。專業(yè)大挑戰(zhàn)《專業(yè)大挑戰(zhàn)》由專業(yè)主編撰寫，講述他們對研究領(lǐng)域當(dāng)前挑戰(zhàn)的看法。專業(yè)大挑戰(zhàn)揭示了21世紀(jì)該領(lǐng)域的主要問題和預(yù)期發(fā)展，幫助讀者了解他們的專業(yè)范圍。專業(yè)主編不需要付費就可以發(fā)表專業(yè)大挑戰(zhàn)文章。修正更正/補充:如果作者注意到影響學(xué)術(shù)記錄或論文完整性的錯誤，建議作者在線提交更正。求職信必須詳細(xì)說明原稿中出現(xiàn)錯誤的原因和位置，以及正確的信息。所有原始論文的作者都需要同意修改請求。根據(jù)需要糾正的程度，糾正可能需要同行評審。作者被告知，在此描述之外的變更請求可能不被接受出版。勘誤表:作者應(yīng)該注意區(qū)別他們的長條校樣和最終批準(zhǔn)發(fā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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. 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