期刊名称：BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
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About the journal
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Brain Research Reviews publishes full-length review articles, short topical (mini-) reviews and, occasionally, long research papers with extensive review components, which give analytical surveys that define heuristic hypotheses and provide new insights into brain mechanisms. Critical and consolidated reports of small, highly topical symposia will be considered for publication after prior review of the proposal, by and in agreement with the editors.
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Instructions to Authors
SUBMISSION POLICY
Submission of a paper to any of the Brain Research family of journals is understood to imply that it deals with original material not previously published, and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts submitted under multiple authorship are reviewed on the assumption that all listed authors concur with the submission and that a copy of the final manuscript has been approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities in the laboratories where the work was carried out. If accepted, the article shall not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the consent of the Editors and Publisher. The Publisher and Editors regret that they are unable to return copies of submitted hardcopy manuscripts.
New nucleotide data must be submitted and deposited in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases and an accession number obtained before the paper can be accepted for publication. Submission to any one of the three collaborating databanks is sufficient to ensure data entry in all (see details below).
Articles should be written in English, and should be complete in all respects. [Authors may contact the Elsevier Tokyo office to obtain a list of language correction agencies in Japan: Editorial Services, Elevier, 9-15 Higashi-Azabu 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan; Tel. +81-3-5561-5033; Fax +81-3-5561-5047; e-mail: info@elsevier.co.jp]
The layout and style should adhere strictly to the instructions given under "Organisation of the Article" and, in particular, the reference style of Brain Research.
No revisions or updates will be incorporated after the article has been accepted and sent to the Publisher (unless approved by the Editors).
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Web submission is preferred, but not obligatory - instructions are available for downloading on the website http://bres.edmgr.com
In the case of hardcopy submission, manuscripts should be sent in duplicate, including two copies of all illustrations, plus (where possible) a set of the electronic files of the manuscript on floppy-disk, Zip-disk or CD-ROM, to: Brain Research Editorial Office, Elsevier Science, 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA; Fax: (1)-619-699.6855, Email: bres@elsevier.com
In the covering letter with their submission, authors are required to state the (preferred) journal of Brain Research in which the article, if accepted for publication, should appear. Developmental, molecular and cognitive studies should be published in Developmental Brain Research, Molecular Brain Research or Cognitive Brain Research, respectively, rather than in the general journal Brain Research. Review articles and protocols will only be published in Brain Research Reviews and Brain Research Protocols, respectively. Articles reporting patterns of gene expression should be sent to either Developmental Brain Research or Molecular Brain Research, depending on the subject. Note that there is no difference in visibility/size of readership between the various Brain Research journals, either of the print or the electronic form.
Where possible, authors should also include a list of three or more potential reviewers for their manuscript, with contact information.
PREPARING ELECTRONIC MANUSCRIPTS
Keep text, tables and graphics (and any other items) as separate files - do not import the figures or tables into the text file. Name your files using the correct extension, e.g. text.doc, fig1a.eps, fig1.tif, Fig1.jpg, tbl1-6.xls, etc.
Text files should be supplied in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, Windows or Macintosh formatted. Ensure that the letter "l" and the digit "1" (also letter "O" and digit "0") have been used properly, and format your article (tabs, indents, etc.) consistently. Characters not available on your wordprocessor (Greek letters, mathematical symbols, etc.) should not be left open, but indicated by a unique code (e.g. gralpha, @, #, etc. for the Greek letter alpha). Such codes should be used consistently throughout the entire text. Please make a list of such codes and provide a key.
When accepted articles are processed, most formatting codes will be removed or replaced so there is no need for you to use excessive layout styling. In addition, do not use options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout, double columns or automatic paragraph numbering (especially for numbered references). However do use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts etc. for scientific nomenclature.
When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, please use only one grid for each separate table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is being used, use tabs to align columns, not spaces.
Graphic files: See the Elsevier website for guidelines for preparing electronic artwork: http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/authors/?main=/homepage/sab/artwork/index.html. N.B. With Web submission, only the following formats are acceptable: TIFF, JPEG, PDF and EPS. Each figure should be a separate file and not be embedded in the text.
All graphic files must be submitted in sufficiently high resolution (300 dpi for grayscale or colour images and 600-1000 dpi for line art) to allow for printing.
Other files: Authors submitting the following items with their article should do so in one of the formats indicated, and state clearly which of these applies: videos and movies in QuickTime or MPEG formats (Macintosh QuickTime movie files should be "flattened" to allow them to be viewed by PC users); sounds in AU or AIFF formats.
1. Electronic submission of articles via the Web http://bres.edmgr.com Full instructions for uploading data and files etc. are given on the website when submitting a manuscript. It is the responsibility of the authors to create the proper files as instructed above for the electronically submitted manuscript. The editorial office cannot make conversions beyond the supported file types.
No hardcopy manuscripts or illustrations are to be sent to the Editors unless specifically requested. However, upon notification of acceptance one hardcopy set of the illustrations should be sent to the Publisher for the purpose of checking the processed electronic files. Please note that the electronic files supplied will always be used to produce the illustrations, including those for the print version of the article; it is the authors' responsibility to ensure that these files are of suitable quality.
2. Files submitted on an elecronic storage medium(floppy-disk, ZIP/JAZ disk, or CD ROM)accompanying hardcopy manuscripts
Save text and graphics files on separate disks. Label all disks with your name, journal to be published in, and file names. Please also include details of the word-processing software, compression software, and platform (PC, Mac, UNIX etc) used in the creation of your files. N.B. It is essential that the electronic files supplied correspond exactly to the hardcopy text and illustrations!
ORGANIZATION OF THE ARTICLE
The following guidelines apply to all types of article except Protocols (see special instructions on the home page and print issues of Brain Research Protocols.
Title page. The title page should contain the following items: (i) complete title (preferably no chemical formulas or arbitrary abbreviations); (ii) full names of all authors; (iii) complete affiliations of all authors; (iv) the number of text pages of the whole manuscript (including figures and tables) and the number of figures and tables; (v) the name and complete address of the corresponding author (as well as telephone number, facsimile number and E-mail address, and if available URL address) to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent; (vi) acknowledgements.
Abstract. This should provide a concise description of the purpose of the report or summary of the review and should not exceed 250 words. (For Short Communications and Gene Expression Pattern papers, it should be between 50 and 70 words.)
Classification terms (to be placed under the Abstract):
Theme. One term should be selected from the 10 themes of the Society for Neuroscience classification (see listing below).
Topic. One term should be selected from the Society for Neuroscience classification.
Keywords. 3-6 keywords or phrases should be provided; preferably, these should be selected from the body of the text.
Research Reports, Horizons and Reviews should be divided into numbered sections headed by a caption (e.g. Abstract, 1. Introduction, 2. Materials and methods, 3. Results, 4. Discussion, Acknowledgements, References).
Short Communications and Gene Expression Pattern papers should not contain section headings.
Introduction. In this section, the objectives of the research should be clearly stated. Relevant background information and published studies should be described concisely, and be cited appropriately.
Materials and Methods. This section should contain all the details necessary to reproduce the experiments. Avoid redescribing methods already published; only relevant modifications should be included in the text.
Results. The results should be described clearly and concisely, and in logical order without extended discussion of their significance. Results should usually be presented descriptively and be supplemented by photographs or diagrams.
Discussion. The results of the research should be discussed in the context of other relevant published work, and as concisely as possible. Extensive citations and discussion of published literature should be avoided.
Literature references. Citation of literature references in the text should be given at the appropriate places by numbers in square brackets. All references cited in the text should be listed at the end of the manuscript on a separate page, arranged in alphabetical order of first author and numbered consecutively. All items in the list of references should be cited in the text and, conversely, all references cited in the text must be presented in the list. References to periodicals must be complete, including name and initials of the authors cited, title of paper referred to, abbreviated journal title, volume, year, and first and last page numbers of the article (see example 1). The abbreviations of journal titles should conform to those adopted by the List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations, CIEPS/ISDS, Paris, 1985 (ISBN 2-904938-02-8). The form of literature references to books should be: author, initials, title of book, title of series and volume number (if applicable), publisher and city, year and page numbers referred to (see example 3). References to authors contributing to multi-author books or to proceedings printed in book form should be similar to those for monograph books (see example 2).
Examples:
[1] K. Allan, M.C. Doyle and M.D. Rugg, An event related potential study of word-stem cued recall, Cognitive Brain Res. 4 (1996) 251-262.
[2] R.R. Mize, Conservation of basic synaptic circuits that mediate GABA inhibition in the subcortical visual system. In: F.E. Bloom (Ed.), Neuroscience: From the Molecular to the Cognitive. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 100, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1994, pp. 123-132.
[3] L.W. Swanson, A. Bjorklund and T. Hokfelt (Eds.), Integrated Systems of the CNS, Part III: Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia, Olfactory System. Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy, Vol. 12, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1996, 600 pp.
URLs should be included for linking to websites that are relevant to the article.
ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES
Illustrations. Authors should consult the Elsevier website for guidelines for preparing (electronic) artwork: http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/authors/?main=/homepage/sab/artwork . N.B. With Web submission, only the following formats are acceptable: TIFF, JPEG, PDF and EPS.
It should be borne in mind that in the journal illustrations will appear either across a single column (=8.3 cm) or a whole page (=17.6 cm). The illustrations should be numbered in Arabic numerals according to the sequence of appearance in the text, where they are referred to as Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.
Web submissions: Upon notification of acceptance, one hardcopy set of the illustrations should be sent to the Publisher, for the purpose of checking the quality of the processed electronic files.
Accepted manuscripts submitted on diskette, ZIP-disk or CD-ROM that include electronic files of the illustrations must be accompanied by a hardcopy set of the final illustrations.
All hardcopy illustrations should bear the author's name, the orientation (top, bottom, etc.) and be numbered. Hardcopy colour figures should be submitted as separate prints and not be mounted on cardboard.
If illustrations (or other small parts) of articles or books already published elsewhere are used in papers submitted to Brain Research, the written permission of the authors and publisher concerned must be included with the manuscript. The original source must be indicated in the legend of the illustration in these cases.
Colour reproduction.
On the Web: If you submit usable colour figures with your accepted article, then Elsevier Science will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites), regardless of whether they are reproduced in colour or black-and-white in the printed version of the article.
In the print journal: Authors will be required to pay a fee towards the extra costs incurred in colour reproduction in print. The charges are EURO 200.00 (approx. US$200) per figure reproduced in colour. For Gene Expression Pattern papers there are no charges for up to a maximum of four colour figures. Important: Should you not opt for colour in print, please submit in addition usable black-and-white prints corresponding to all the colour illustrations; this is necessary because of technical complications that can arise when converting colour figures to 'grey scale'.
Figure legends should be concise and clear and should not duplicate the body of the text. Each illustration must have a title and an explanatory legend. The title should be part of the legend and not be reproduced on the figure itself. The legends should be placed on a separate page at the end of the manuscript and begin with the number of the illustration they refer to. All symbols and abbreviations used in the figure must be explained.
Cover illustration. Authors are encouraged to submit aesthetically interesting figures for possible publication on the front cover of an issue of the journal. The photograph should at least be related to the author's accepted article, but need not be one of the figures appearing in that article. The ideal format of a cover figure should be 28.4 x 14.9 cm for 1:1 reproduction (or any multiples of the above).
Tables. Tables should be so constructed that they, together with their captions and legends, will be intelligible with minimal reference to the text. Tables of numerical data should each be typed (with double-spacing) on a separate page, numbered in sequence in Arabic numerals (Table 1, 2, etc.) and referred to in the text as Table 1, Table 2, etc. The title of the table should appear above it. A detailed description of its contents and footnotes should be given below the body of the table.
PROOFS, REPRINTS, MISCELLANEOUS
Proofs
Authors should keep a copy of their article as proofs will be sent to them without the manuscript. Proofs will be sent by E-mail, as PDFs. Only printer's errors may be corrected; no change in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Corrections to the author proofs must be returned by E-mail or Fax within 48 hours after receipt. If the Publisher receives no response from the authors after 14 days, it will be assumed that there are no errors to correct and the article will be published.
Page charges
There are no page charges for any of the Brain Research journals.
Reprints
25 reprints of each paper will be provided free of charge to the corresponding author. Additional copies can be ordered at prices shown on the reprint order form which will be sent to the author upon receipt of the accepted article at the Publisher.
POLICY ISSUES
Experimental subjects. When human subjects are used, manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and written consent of each subject. Authors should be aware of the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) which has been printed in the British Medical Journal (18 July 1964).
When experimental animals are used, the methods section must clearly indicate that adequate measures were taken to minimize pain or discomfort. Experiments should be carried out in accordance with the European Communities Council Directive of 24 November 1986 (86/609/EEC),or the National Institute of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH Publications No. 80-23) revised 1996 , or the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
For other policy issues, authors are referred to the policy guidelines of the Society for Neuroscience (http://www.jneurosci.org/misc/itoa.shtml).
PROCEDURE FOR ACQUIRING ACCESSION NUMBERS FOR NEW NUCLEOTIDE DATA
New nucleotide data must be submitted and deposited in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases and an accession number obtained before the paper can be accepted for publication. Submission to any one of the three collaborating databanks is sufficient to ensure data entry in all. The accession number should be included in the manuscript e.g. as a footnote on the title page: 'Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession number(s)?.' If requested, the database will withold release of data until publication. The most convenient method for submitting sequence data is by World Wide Web:
DDBJ via SAKURA: http://sakura.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/
EMBL via WEBIN: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/embl/submission/webin.html
GenBank (trademark); via BankIt: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BankIt/
or, stand-alone submission tool Sequin: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Sequin/
For special types of submissions (e.g. genomes, bulk submissions, etc.) additional submission protocols are available from the above sites.
Database Contact Information:
DDBJ: Center for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank of Japan, National Institute of Genetics, 1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan tel: +81 559 81 6853; fax: +81 559 81 6849; e-mail: ddbj@ddbj.nig.ac.jp; web URL: http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/
EMBL: EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Submissions, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD U.K. tel: +44 1223 494499; fax: +44 1223 494472; e-mail: datasubs@ebi.ac.uk ; web URL: http://www.ebi.ac.uk
GenBank: National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bldg. 38A, Rm 8N-803, Bethesda, MD 20894, U.S.A. tel: +1 301 496 2475; fax: +1 301 480 9241; e-mail: info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; web URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
THEMES AND TOPICS
(adapted from guidelines of the Society for Neuroscience)
THEME A: DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION
Aging process
Axon guidance mechanisms and pathways
Cell differentiation and migration
Cell lineage and determination
Cerebral cortex and limbic system
Developmental genetics
Formation and specificity of synapses
Genesis of neurons and glia
Glia and other non-neuronal cells
Hormones and development
Motor systems
Neuronal death
Neurotrophic factors: biological effects
Neurotrophic factors: expression and regulation
Neurotrophic factors: receptors and cellular mechanisms
Nutritional and prenatal factors
Pattern formation, compartments, and boundaries
Process outgrowth, growth cones, and sprouting
Neurotransmitter systems and channels
Regeneration
Sensory systems
Transplantation
Visual system
THEME B. CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Blood-brain barrier
Cytoskeleton transport and membrane targeting
Gene structure and function: general
Membrane composition and cell-surface macromolecules
Neuroglia and myelin
Staining, tracing, and imaging techniques
THEME C: EXCITABLE MEMBRANES AND SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION
Calcium channel physiology, pharmacology, and modulation
Calcium channel structure, function, and expression
Ligand-gated ion channels
Long-term potentiation: pharmacology
Long-term potentiation: physiology
Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release
Other ion channels
Postsynaptic mechanisms
Potassium channel physiology, pharmacology, and modulation
Potassium channel structure, function, and expression
Presynaptic mechanisms
Sodium channels
THEME D: NEUROTRANSMITTERS, MODULATORS, TRANSPORTERS, AND RECEPTORS
Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine receptors: muscarinic
Acetylcholine receptors: nicotinic
Behavioral pharmacology
Catecholamine receptors
Catecholamines
Excitatory amino acid receptors: physiology, pharmacology and modulation
Excitatory amino acid receptors: structure, function and expression
Excitatory amino acids: anatomy and physiology
Excitatory amino acids: excitotoxicity
Excitatory amino acids: pharmacology
GABA
GABA receptors
Interactions between neurotransmitters
Opioid receptors
Opioids: anatomy, physiology, and behavior
Other neurotransmitters
Peptide receptor structure and function
Peptides: anatomy and physiology
Peptides: biosynthesis, metabolism, and biochemical characterization
Receptor modulation, up- and down-regulation
Regional localization of receptors and transmitters
Second messengers and phosphorylation
Serotonin
Serotonin receptors
Signal transduction: gene expression
Transmitters in invertebrates
Uptake and transporters
THEME E: ENDOCRINE AND AUTONOMIC REGULATION
Cardiovascular regulation
Gastrointestinal and urogenital regulation
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal regulation
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal regulation
Neural-immune interactions
Neuroendocrine regulation: other
Osmotic and thermal regulation
Respiratory regulation
THEME F: SENSORY SYSTEMS
Auditory systems: central anatomy
Auditory systems: central physiology
Auditory, vestibular, and lateral line: periphery
Invertebrate sensory systems
Gustatory senses: central pathways
Olfactory senses
Pain modulation: anatomy and physiology
Pain modulation: pharmacology
Pain: pathways
Retina and photoreceptors
Somatic and visceral afferents
Somatosensory cortex and thalamocortical relationships
Spinal cord
Subcortical somatosensory pathways
Subcortical visual pathways
Visual cortex: extrastriate
Visual cortex: striate
Visual psychophysics and behavior
THEME G: MOTOR SYSTEMS AND SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION
Basal ganglia
Cerebellum
Circuitry and pattern generation
Control of posture and movement
Cortex
Invertebrate motor and sensory systems
Muscle
Oculomotor system
Reflex function
Spinal cord and brainstem
Thalamus
Vestibular system
THEME H: OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE CNS
Association cortex and thalamocortical relations
Brain metabolism and blood flow
Comparative neuroanatomy
Limbic system and hypothalamus
THEME I: NEURAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
Aging
Biological rhythms and sleep
Cognition
Drugs of abuse: alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines
Drugs of abuse: amphetamine and other stimulants
Drugs of abuse: cocaine
Drugs of abuse: opioids and others
Hormonal control of reproductive behavior
Ingestive behaviors
Invertebrate learning and behavior
Learning and memory: pharmacology
Learning and memory: physiology
Learning and memory: systems and functions - animals
Monoamines and behavior
Motivation and emotion
Neural plasticity
Neuroethology
Neuropeptides and behavior
Psychopharmacological agents
Stress
THEME J: DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Degenerative disease: Alzheimer's - beta amyloid
Degenerative disease: Alzheimer's - cognitive function
Degenerative disease: Alzheimer's - neuropharmacology and n--eurotransmitters
Degenerative disease: Alzheimer's - miscellaneous
Degenerative disease: other
Degenerative disease: Parkinson's
Developmental disorders
Epilepsy: anti-convulsant drugs
Epilepsy: basic mechanisms
Epilepsy: human studies and animal models
Genetic models
Infectious diseases
Ischemia
Neuro-oncology
Neuromuscular diseases
Neuropsychiatric disorders
Neurotoxicity
Trauma
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P.J. Magistretti, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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M.V.L. Bennett, Bronx, NY, USA
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A. Björklund, Lund, Sweden
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A.C. Cuello, Montreal, PQ, Canada
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J.E. Dowling, Cambridge, MA, USA
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J.J. Dreifuss, Geneva, Switzerland
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S.B. Dunnett, Cambridge, UK
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P.C. Emson, Cambridge, UK
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S.J. Enna, Kansas City, KS, USA
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H.L. Fields, San Francisco, CA, USA
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F.H. Gage, San Diego, CA, USA
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J. Glowinski, Paris, France
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S. Grillner, Stockholm, Sweden
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B. Gustafsson, Göteborg, Sweden
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T.G.M. Hökfelt, Stockholm, Sweden
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A. Hamberger, Göteborg, Sweden
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K.P. Hoffman, Bochum, Germany
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E.J. Jones, Irvine, CA, USA
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M. Mattson, Baltimore, MD, USA
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B.S. McEwen, New York, NY, USA
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E.G. McGeer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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R.Y. Moore, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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P. Morell, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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W.T. Norton, New York, NY, USA
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J.M. Palacios, Barcelona, Spain
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M. Palkovits, Budapest, Hungary
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R. Quirion, Verdun, PQ, Canada
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C.S. Raine, Bronx, NY, USA
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G. Raisman, London, UK
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P. Rakic, New Haven, CT, USA
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H.J. Ralston, San Francisco, CA, USA
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S.I. Rapoport, Bethesda, MD, USA
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P. Rudomín, Mexico, DF, Mexico
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R.W. Ryall, Cambridge, UK
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M. Schachner, Hamburg, Germany
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E.J. Simon, New York, NY, USA
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R.S. Sloviter, Tucson, AX, USA
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S.H. Snyder, Baltimore, MD, USA
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C. Sotelo, Paris, France
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J. Stone, Sydney, Australia
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L. Swanson, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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L. Terenius, Stockholm, Sweden
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R.J. Wurtman, Cambridge, MA, USA
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