●Be caught napping: you're doing more than resting your eyes.Maquet, P. et al. Nature Neuroscience July (2002). A News and Views article that discusses the finding that short periods of sleep during the day can prevent performance deterioration on a simple perceptual task.

●Synaptotagmin: a Ca2+-sensor that triggers exocytosis? Chapman, E. R. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology July (2002).

●Flies tangle with tau. Schubert, C. Nature Medicine June (2002).

●Magnetic stimulation reveals the distribution of language in a normal population. Humphreys, G. W. & Praamstra, P. Nature Neuroscience July (2002).

●Understanding the consequences. Carew, T. J. Nature 20 June (2002) In this News and Views article, Carew considers the recent demonstration of a cellular correlate of operant learning in Aplysia.

●Releasing the nerve cell killers. Welch, K. & Yuan, J. Nature Medicine June (2002).

●Genetically engineered mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases. Wong, P. C. et al. Nature Neuroscience July (2002).

●Targeting the endocannabinoid system in cancer therapy: a call for further research. Bifulco, M. & Di Marzo, V. Nature Medicine June (2002).

●My synapse, myself. Calvin, W. Nature 13 June (2002). A review of the book Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are by Joseph LeDoux.

●Cortical liars. Tan, S.-S. Nature 6 June (2002). In this News and Views article, Tan discusses the recent demonstration that, in humans, unlike other mammals, most cortical interneurons arise from the local ventricular/subventricular zone.

●Nature Insight on neurobiological systems.Nature 16 May (2002). Articles include: Instructed learning in the auditory localization pathway of the barn owl. Knudsen, E. Circadian rhythms from flies to human. Panda, S. et al. A small-systems approach to motor pattern generation. Nusbaum, M. P. & Beenhakker, M. P.