An Introduction to the Research Section: In the modern era, neuroscientists are making countless discoveries about the brain. From molecules to cells and networks, researchers are revolutionizing the way we understand the brain. For this reason, the YNCA Journal will have a recurrent feature on new studies that are changing the world’s understanding of neuroscience. In our inaugural issue, we will discuss several of the most famous studies in neuroscience history to introduce readers in more depth to the ways neuroscientists studied the brain before today. In future issues, the research section will be subdivided into two parts: research methods, and new studies. In the research methods section, articles similar to the one below will describe key research methods in neuroscience. Future issues will describe topics such as animal research and statistical methods. In the new study portion of this section, we will present the key findings of a study related to our core theme in an accessible manner. As our inaugural issue lacks a clear theme, no new study is described in this issue. I can understand the feeling of confusion felt by readers when first exposed to peer-reviewed journals--I still find it difficult to understand everything in studies myself at times. For this reason, I hope that the new study section of the YNCA Journal will allow all readers to make an easier transition into the complex world of peer-reviewed studies.
Jacob Umans, Chief Editor of Research Section