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The UK research establishment needs to ensure that there is a clear, transparent process for reporting and investigating accusations of scientific misconduct.
Scientists should take the lead in opening an honest and accurate discussion with the public about the ramifications of working with animals containing human material.
Blood vessels in the nervous system are not simply inert bystanders that only support the metabolic needs of neurons. We present a focus on neurovascular interactions that highlights our emerging knowledge of how these interactions shape neuronal function both in health and disease.
A recent proposal to integrate addiction research portfolios from across the National Institutes of Health into a single institute makes scientific sense, but the implementation will require care.
It is critical that studies examining the functional consequences of aggregated proteins clearly identify the exact source and aggregation state of the protein and critically discuss the implications of their approach.
We present a special focus on computational and systems neuroscience, highlighting recent advances in combining empirical and theoretical approaches, including work presented at the Cosyne meeting in past years.