Dear Dr. Lehar:

Attached is the review of your paper by an anonymous reviewer.

Unfortunately, the Chief Editor and Associate Editor have expressed doubt as to whether the manuscript is publishable as it stands in the Journal of Integrative Neuroscience. This is not a flat out rejection of your paper. The Chief Editor has recommended that you resubmit the manuscript after carefully revising his present version.

To reemphasize the point, the manuscript is not being rejected, despite the fact that comments by the anonymous reviewer in the attached document are highly critical of the present manuscript. The Chief Editor considers it appropriate for you to submit a revised version of the manuscript for possible publication in the JUNE 2006 issue. The anonymous reviewer will have an opportunity to review the revised manuscript if you (as we most strongly encourage) contemplate revising the manuscript.

Sincerely,

Dr. Stephen W. Kercel

The Review

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