Journal Title：Journal Of Comparative Neurology

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.

JCN 成立于 1891 年，是历史最悠久的连续出版的基础神经科学期刊。从历史上看，顾名思义，该杂志专注于物种之间的比较，以揭示大脑功能的复杂性。在现代，这项研究被称为系统神经科学，其中动物模型用于模拟核心认知过程，最终目标是了解导致行为模式和不同神经状态的神经回路和连接。

在 JCN 上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中神经系统的功能和组织，重点是物种适应告知神经系统的功能或组织的方式，而不是它们本身的进化。

JCN 发表主要研究文章、批判性评论和评论类文章，为系统神经科学领域的前沿研究提供专家见解；作者指南中提供了完整的贡献类型列表。对于主要研究贡献，只需要完整的调查报告；本刊不接受简短的通讯。