屬于神經科學范疇的學科范圍可能是生物醫學科學中最廣泛的。因此，研究人員、學生和教師需要獲得一個文章來源，以概括他們自己專業以外的感興趣的主題。神經科學的發展趨勢滿足了這一需求。在20多年的時間里，《聽寫罐》已經成為當前神經科學領域的主流意識期刊(ISI SCI期刊引文報告?1996年度月刊評比第一名;影響因素，17.755)，以每月雜志的形式發表簡潔易讀的文章。簡短、重點突出的專題評論構成了每個問題的核心。新聞項目，會議報告，評論，信件和最廣泛的神經科學書籍評論也被出版，偶爾插頁和專題問題增加了多樣性。一篇定期發表的專欄文章強調了基礎研究和臨床應用之間聯系的重要性，該專欄報道了我們對神經系統疾病的一般生物學的最新進展。

The breadth of subject areas that fall into the classification of Neuroscience is possibly the widest in the biomedical sciences. As a results, researchers, students and teachers need access to a source of articles that summarise topics of interest outside their own specialities. Trends in Neurosciences (TINS) fulfils that need.In over twenty years TINS has emerged as the leading current awareness journal in the neurosciences (#1 monthly review journal in the ISI SCI Journals Citation Reports? 1996; Impact Factor, 17.755), publishing succinct and readable articles in a monthly magazine format. Short, focused topical reviews make up the core of each issue. News items, meeting reports, commentaries, letters and the most extensive range of neuroscience book reviews are also published, with occasional centrefolds and special thematic issues adding to the variety.The importance of the interface between basic research and clinical applications is emphasised by a regular column reporting on recent advances in our understanding of the general biology of neurological disorders.