Behavioral Neuroscience^®

Editor

Mark S. Blumberg
University of Iowa

Associate Editors

Ted G. Abel
University of Pennsylvania

John H. Freeman
University of Iowa

Elisabeth A. Murray
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Neal R. Swerdlow
UCSD School of Medicine

Assistant Managing Editor

Svetlana Efremova

Consulting Editors

John P. Aggleton
Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Cristina M. Alberini
New York University

Jeffrey R. Alberts
Indiana University

Carol A. Barnes
University of Arizona

Michael J. Baum
Boston University

Mark G. Baxter
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Ilene L. Bernstein
University of Washington

Kent C. Berridge
University of Michigan

Mark E. Bouton
University of Vermont

Robert S. Bridges
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

David J. Bucci
Dartmouth College

Rebecca D. Burwell
Brown University

William A. Carlezon Jr.
Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital

Frances A. Champagne
Columbia University

Lique M. Coolen
University of Michigan

Alice Cronin-Golomb
Boston University

Michael W. Decker
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois

John F. Disterhoft
Northwestern University

Juan M. Dominguez
University of Texas at Austin

Howard Eichenbaum
Boston University

Michael S. Fanselow
University of California, Los Angeles

Dianne Figlewicz Lattemann
University of Washington

Stan B. Floresco
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Karyn M. Frick
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Stephen C. Gammie
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Paul E. Gold
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thomas J Gould
Temple University

James W. Grau
Texas A&M University

Patricia Sue Grigson
Pennsylvania State College of Medicine

Fred J. Helmstetter
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Peter C. Holland
Johns Hopkins University

Theresa Jones
University of Texas at Austin

Janice M. Juraska
University of Illinois, Champaign

Leslie M. Kay
University of Chicago

Raymond P. Kesner
University of Utah

Jeansok Kim
University of Washington

Bryan E Kolb
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Kevin S. LaBar
Duke University

K. Matt Lattal
Oregon Health & Science University

Michael A. Leon
University of California, Irvine

Christiane Linster
Cornell University

Joseph S. Lonstein
Michigan State University

Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Athina Markou
University of California, San Diego

Bruce S. McEwen
Rockefeller University

James L. McGaugh
University of California, Irvine

Gavin P. McNally
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sheri J. Y. Mizumori
University of Washington

Mark B. Moss
Boston University School of Medicine

Randy J. Nelson
Ohio State University

Ralph E. Norgren
Pennsylvania State University

Richard Paylor
Baylor College of Medicine

James G. Pfaus
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jelena Radulovic
Northwestern University

Michael E. Ragozzino
University of Illinois at Chicago

Stephen Reilly
University of Illinois at Chicago

Rick Richardson
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Emilie Rissman
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Trevor W. Robbins
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Martin F. Sarter
University of Michigan

Bernard G. Schreurs
West Virginia University

Tracey J. Shors
Rutgers University

Jerry M. Siegel
University of California, Los Angeles

Steven J. Siegel
University of Pennsylvania

Linda P. Spear
Binghamton University

Larry R. Squire
VA Medical Center, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego

Mark E. Stanton
University of Delaware

Chantal E. Stern
Boston University

Wendy Suzuki
New York University

Susan E. Swithers
Purdue University

Jeffrey S. Taube
Dartmouth College

Richard F. Thompson
University of Southern California

Anthony D. Wagner
Stanford University

Barbara C. Woodside
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sarah Woolley
Columbia University

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Submission

Behavioral Neuroscience^® is a member of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium.

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Authors should keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss.

In addition to addresses and phone numbers, please supply email addresses and fax numbers, if available, for potential use by the Editorial Office and later by the Production Office.

Behavioral Neuroscience is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles in the broad field of the biological bases of behavior. A detailed description of the editorial coverage policy appears on the inside of the front cover of each issue.

In addition to full-length research papers, commentaries and reviews are published. The journal also publishes brief communications; such papers must not exceed 3,250 words of text, with no more than two figures and/or tables.

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• A statement of compliance with APA ethical standards in the treatment of your sample, human or animal, or a description of the details of the treatment.
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• A statement to disclose any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research (e.g., financial interests in a test or procedure, funding by pharmaceutical companies for drug research).

Authors are encouraged to suggest five reviewers who are especially qualified to review their work and would not have a conflict of interest serving as a referee.

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