In celebration of its 50th anniversary，the Journal Cell published a special issue on Neuroscience on November 17, 2024.  Mu-ming Poo,  Scientific Director of the Institute of Neuroscience ，Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was invited to write an article in the Stories section entitled "In Search of Problem".  Poo describes in the article some key events that had influenced his decisions in choosing some scientific problems to work on.  He also recounted some events associated with his four decades of involvement in Chinese science and education, including the funding of the Institute of Neuroscience (ION) and the development of non-human primate research at ION.  

Article link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)01035-3