This Week in The Journal

As in previous years, JNeurosci has published reviews ahead of this year's Society for Neuroscience annual meeting written by speakers on the topics of their symposia or minisymposia.These articles broaden the audience of the symposia and allow the discussions they spark to continue in the future.Below are some highlights from the articles in this year's annual meeting issue.Circuit composition, connectivity, and activity serve as the basis for behaviors and many bodily functions.Large-scale circuit models are advantageous, but it can be hard to interpret and integrate existing smaller models to create them.Dura-Bernal et al. highlight some smaller models with the end goal of encouraging crossdisciplinary collaboration to improve large-scale circuit model accuracy.Complex behaviors often rely on flexible movements driven by motor circuits.Kratsios et al. bridge together findings from vertebrate and invertebrate studies to introduce a narrative on conserved and divergent mechanisms of motor circuit development.Speaking of development, researchers investigating the visual system tend to focus on developmental stages leading up to the primary visual cortex.To advance our understanding, Bourne et al. present their literature review on higher visual growth and maturation.