《神經發育》是一份開放獲取、同行評議的期刊，研究涉及分子、細胞、生理或行為方法的各個方面的研究手稿，為神經系統的形成機制以及成人神經系統的更新和再生提供了新的見解。神經發展的目的是發現神經系統如何產生和獲得感知世界和控制自適應運動輸出的能力。該領域包括分析祖細胞如何在胚胎發育過程中形成神經系統，以及最初形成的神經回路如何在出生后早期的經歷中形成，以及成年人的更新和再生。一些研究使用成熟的、基因可訪問的模型系統，但也從提供行為或進化洞見的不太傳統的模型中獲得有價值的洞見。

Neural Development is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of research that use molecular, cellular, physiological or behavioural methods to provide novel insights into the mechanisms that underlie the formation of the nervous system, as well as its renewal and regeneration in adults.Neural Development aims to discover how the nervous system arises and acquires the abilities to sense the world and control adaptive motor output. The field includes analysis of how progenitor cells form a nervous system during embryogenesis, and how the initially formed neural circuits are shaped by experience during early postnatal life, as well as renewal and regeneration in adults. Some studies use well-established, genetically accessible model systems, but valuable insights are also obtained from less traditional models that provide behavioral or evolutionary insights.