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CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE SUBMISSION: Manuscript preparation is here. Contributed articles are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they have not been published except in abstract form and are not concurrently under review elsewhere.　 Manuscripts for all sections should be sent to the editorial office nearest the author: North and South America Prof. Stephen Grossberg Editor, Neural Networks Boston University Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems 677 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215, USA Asia and Australia Dr. Mitsuo Kawato Editor, Neural Networks ATR Human Information Science Laboratiories 2-2, Hikari-dai, Seika-cho Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0288 Japan Europe and Africa Prof. John Taylor Editor, Neural Networks King’s College London Department of Mathematics University of London Strand, London WC2R 2LS UK Full –length papers should be submitted in quadruplicate, typed double-spaced, in English with an abstract summarizing briefly the essential contents.　 The original manuscript (including figure captions and references), and 3 complete copies of the manuscript and figures should be submitted with one set of camera-ready figures or photographs (original artwork or glossy prints). 　Manuscripts should be accompanied by: _(a_) a cover letter including the name, address and phone and Fax numbers of the author to whom correspondence should be sent; _(b_) copies of any published reports that may duplicate material in the submitted manuscript; _(c_) written permission of authors and publisher(s) to use any previously published material (figures, tables, or quotations of more than 100 words) Authors should retain an additional copy of the manuscript and figures for their own files.　 Upon acceptance of a manuscript for publication, a copyright transfer form will be sent with the page proofs to the author(s).　 This must be signed and dated and returned to the publisher with the galleys. In order to better guide the editorial process of the journal’s highly interdisciplinary submissions, authors are asked to designate one of five preferred sections when they submit articles: 1. Psychology and Cognitive Science: This section includes network models shoes primary goal is to explain data about the behavior and cognition of animals and humans. 2. Neuroscience and Neuropsychology: This section includes network models whose primary goals is to explain data about brain organization and dynamics, including data that link brain and behavior. 3. Mathematical and Computational Analysis: This section includes systematic and rigorous analyses of network architectures and dynamics that have arisen in either biological or technological contexts. 4. Engineering and Design: This section includes network designs, realized in either software or hardware, whose goal is to solve fundamental engineering problems. 5. Technology and Applications: This section includes network that are crafted to carry out particular tasks in technology, medical science, or other applications areas.