One of the more enjoyable roles of the editor is to choose a cover for each issue of Brain. Cover images are mostly, although not invariably, drawn from suggestions submitted by authors of papers appearing in the same issue. They often go through several iterations before being sent for production. Some covers are composed in the Editorial Office drawing on original artwork, or archives held by libraries and museums. For authors contemplating cover suggestions in the future, here are some guidelines. The image should be striking and invite the casual viewer to open the journal or to click on the link that describes it. It should, ideally, tell a story, or at least have some conceptual link to the message of the paper to which it relates. Although figures taken directly from the article are unlikely to work, they can sometimes be adapted to create a visual narrative. Authors are invited to suggest ideas based on sketches before involving a professional designer. However, because of the relatively short delay from finalizing the contents of an issue and printing it, any third party must be prepared to work to strict deadlines. Histology images rarely work on their own, and graphs, DNA sequences, wordy flow charts, biochemical pathways, clinical brain scans, and portraits of long-deceased bearded neurologists are unlikely to be selected.

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编辑器更令人愉悦的角色之一是为每期《大脑》选择封面。封面图片大部分（尽管并非一成不变）是从同一期论文的作者提交的建议中得出的。它们通常在发送到生产之前经历几次迭代。一些封面是在编辑部绘制的原始艺术品上绘制的，或者是图书馆和博物馆持有的档案。对于将来考虑封面建议的作者，这里有一些指导原则。该图像应引人注目，并邀请临时查看者打开日记或单击描述它的链接。理想情况下，它应该讲一个故事，或者至少与它所涉及的论文的信息有某种概念上的联系。尽管直接从文章中获取的数字不太可能起作用，但有时可以对其进行修改以创建视觉叙事。在邀请专业设计师参与之前，请作者根据草图提出想法。但是，由于最终确定问题的内容并打印出来的时间相对较短，因此任何第三方都必须准备在严格的期限内工作。组织学图像很少单独发挥作用，并且不太可能选择图形，DNA序列，冗长的流程图，生化途径，临床脑部扫描以及长期病死的胡子神经病学家的肖像。