In this issue of Neuron, Parikh et al. utilize biosensors to probe the cholinergic system in freely moving rats performing cue-detection/reward delivery tasks. They show that cue-evoked cholinergic activity in the medial prefrontal cortex is associated with cue detection and not reward delivery. We discuss the implications of their research in behavioral neuroscience.

Communication skills courses are an essential component of undergraduate and postgraduate training and effective communication skills are actively promoted by medical defence organisations as a means of decreasing litigation. This article discusses active listening, a difficult discipline for anyone to practise, and examines why this is particularly so for doctors. It draws together themes from...

The dedication of a single authored monograph to one television show is becoming increasingly rare. BFI unceremoniously dropped their TV Classics series ten years ago; Manchester University Press’s indefatigable Television Series now produces books on entire genres alongside volumes that focus particular auteurs. Given commercial imperative cover as many programmes possible within study, the ...