Zooming in on cortical maps. Fitzpatrick, D. Nature Neuroscience March (2005)

●Looking ahead to future brain studies. Papineau, D. Nature 24 February (2005) A review of the book The New Brain Sciences: Perils and Prospects edited by D. Rees & S. Rose.

●Aid from air force. Kros, C. Nature 24 February (2005) This News and Views article discusses recent findings that shed new light on how the cochlear amplifier of the inner ear might function.

●Comparing the effects of antidepressants: consensus guidelines for evaluating quantitative reviews of antidepressant efficacy. Lieberman, J. A. et al. Neuropsychopharmacology March (2005)

●Stem cells in the injured spinal cord: reducing the pain and increasing the gain. Klein, S. & Svendsen, C. N. Nature Neuroscience March (2005)

●Research funding, partnership and strategy — a UK perspective. Walport, M. J. & Lynn, D. W. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology April (2005) The United Kingdom wants to establish a society that is confident about the governance, regulation and use of science and technology. Walport and Lynn consider how we can sustain or increase the supply of money for research in the United Kingdom, how the UK funding agencies should dispense money, and how we can optimize the partnership arrangements for the funding of UK research.

●Brain–immune interactions and disease susceptibility. Marques-Deak, A. et al. Molecular Psychiatry March (2005)

●Reelin glycoprotein: structure, biology and roles in health and disease. Fatemi, S. H. Molecular Psychiatry March (2005)

●Obsessive-compulsive disorder phenotypes: implications for genetic studies. Miguel, E. C. et al. Molecular Psychiatry March (2005)

●Inhibitory synapses turn exciting. Kauer, J. A. Nature Neuroscience March (2005)

●Controlling stress: how the brain protects itself from depression. Robbins, T. W. Nature Neuroscience March (2005)

●Sound from silence. Oshima, K. & Heller, S. Nature Medicine March (2005) Hearing loss is generally incurable because the sensory cells of the cochlea, the hair cells, do not regenerate. Viral introduction of the transcription factor Math1 into the damaged cochlea brings back lost hair cells and partially restores hearing in deaf guinea pigs.