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Applying this metric, the Editorial Office, in collaboration with myself as Associate Editor of the \u2018Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience\u2019 section of the journal, identified eight articles that not only exemplified the mission of this section but also made significant scientific contributions by advancing our current understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying major and rare neurological disorders. These articles encompass miscellaneous topics, including Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), chronic alcoholism, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cognitive impairment, cerebrovascular disease, and Rett syndrome (RTT). 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