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The BRAIN initiative is set to award its first grants this year. It is imperative that this initiative be funded appropriately for neuroscientists to fully reap its benefits.
A short-sighted bill introduced in the Italian parliament could cripple scientific research in that country. Scientists share some of the responsibility for this crisis.
Dysregulation of protein translation and RNA processing mechanisms in the brain can result in subtle, but widespread, neurological disorders. A collection of Review and Perspective articles in this issue of Nature Neuroscience highlights some of the more unconventional mechanisms of post-transcriptional modifications in the CNS.
Successful translational research requires a solid understanding of the systems involved and their normal functions, which only basic research is equipped to provide.
