Journal of Comparative Neurology

Meet the Editor

Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Ph.D., is a biologist and neuroscientist at Vanderbilt University, where she is Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Biological Sciences, and affiliated with the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Her research focuses on what different brains are made of; what that matters in terms of cognition, energy cost, and longevity; and how the human brain is remarkable, but not special, in its makeup. She is the author of The Human Advantage (MIT Press, 2016), in which she tells the story of her discoveries on how many neurons different species have—and how the number of neurons in the cerebral cortex of humans is the largest of them all, thanks to the calories amassed with a very early technology developed by our ancestors: cooking. She spoke at TEDGlobal 2013 and TEDxNashville 2018 and is an avid communicator of science to the general public. 

About This Journal

JCN is a journal devoted to research in systems neuroscience—understanding communication within systems of neurons, and the relationship of these to function, development, plasticity, degeneration, and repair. Molecular, anatomical, physiological, pharmacological, and behavioral methods are used to investigate neuronal systems, giving rise to the journal’s interdisciplinary scope and broad appeal. JCN covers both basic research in systems neurosciences and clinical aspects of neurology, neuropathology, psychiatry, or psychology.

Read the full Aims and Scope here.