The ''Journal of Neural Transmission'' is a monthly
peer-review
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ed
medical journal covering
clinical neurology
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and
translational neuroscience. It was established in 1950 by Carmen Coronini and Alexander Sturm as ''Acta Neurovegetativa''. It was renamed to the ''Journal of Neuro-Visceral Relations'' in 1968 and to its current title in 1972. From 1989 to 1995, the journal was published in two sections: a "general section" and a "
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...
and
dementia
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section."
The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Peter Riederer. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2019
impact factor
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of 3.505.
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Neurology journals
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Monthly journals
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