References should be typed single-spaced at the end of the text and numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned. Authors are asked to limit the number of references cited to a maximum of 25 (or 50 in the case of review articles). The reference list must include all authors referred to in the text and in the tables or legends.
References in the text, tables, and legends must be identified by Arabic numerals in parentheses. In the text, references shall be made by giving the name of the authors followed by the appropriate number in parentheses
(e.g.: “Smith (1) has reported...” or simply by giving the appropriate
number in parentheses (e.g.: “As has recently been reported (1,2) ...”). In the text, when there are more than two authors, only the name of the first author should be given, followed by “et al.”. In the reference list, all authors
should be listed when there are 6 or fewer, when there are 7 or more only the first 3 should be given, followed by “et al.”.
References should follow the Vancouver style set forth in the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” with the exception that pagination should be complete. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with the style used in Medline and/or other leading databases. References should be complete, and include initials and surnames of authors, titles of papers referred to, the abbreviated title of the journal, year, volume, first and last page number of the article cited. References to papers “submitted” or to “personal communications” cannot be accepted; these should be mentioned in the body of the text.
Accurate compilation of the bibliography is mandatory.
The following are sample styles:
1. Dani JA, Montague PR. Disrupting addiction through the loss of drug-associated internal states. Nat Neurosci 2007;10:403-404
2. Churchland PM. Neurophilosophy at Work. New York; Cambridge University Press 2007
3. Glannon W. Neurobiology, neuroimaging, and free will. In: French PA, Wettstein AK eds Midwest Studies in Philosophy. Free Will and Moral Responsibility. Oxford; Blackwell 2005;29:68-82

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