Updated January 2019
eLetters allow readers to comment on the content of articles published in JNeurosci. The goal is to facilitate open discussion on science published in JNeurosci. eLetters can be submitted by clicking the “Respond to this article” button in the right column of the article page.
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Smith AB, Title of eLetter (electronic response to Jones CD (2015) Title of original paper. JNeurosci 39:123. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1234-00.2018).