In a fly's ear Narins, P. M. Nature 5 April (2001). A News and Views article on the neuronal mechanisms underlying directional hearing in insects.

Why do colours fade at the edges? Derrington, A. Nature 19 April (2001) . A News and Views article on chromatic sensitivity of ganglion cells in the peripheral retina in primates.

A particular GAP in mind. Zhu , Y. & Parada, L. F. Nature Genetics April (2001). A News and Views article on mutations in the gene encoding the RasGAP-related protein neurofibromin, which cause learning impairments in mice.

Beyond parallel fiber LTD: the diversity of synaptic and non-synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum. Hansel , C., Linden, D. J. & D'Angelo, E. Nature Neuroscience May (2001) .

Therapeutic opportunities in polyglutamine disease. Hughes, R. E. & Olson, J. M. Nature Medicine April (2001).

Brain glucosensing and the KATP channel. Levin, B. E., Dunn-Meynell , A. A. & Routh, V. H. Nature Neuroscience May (2001). A News and Views article on ATP-sensitive K+ channels, which are shown to be essential for glucose homeostasis.

The flexible genome. Greenspan , R. J. Nature Reviews Genetics May (2001) . Genetic analysis infers a gene's function from its mutant phenotype. However, the highly malleable response of the genome to perturbation reveals that gene interactions resemble integrated networks rather than isolated pathways.

Moving rhythms Marder, E. Nature 12 April (2001) A Concepts article on the neuronal circuits that generate rhythmic movement.

Faces and places: of central (and peripheral) interest. Kanwisher, N. Nature Neuroscience May (2001) A News and Views article on centre–periphery organization of human object-recognition areas.