Our investigations belong to basic sciences. It means that they are important for Slovenia in the following respects: A) They contribute to the process of making Slovenia a part of the global research area in the field of neurobiology and medicine in general. This goal was pursued through the collaboration with the recognized laboratories in the world. These efforts are evident from our publications published in the collaboration with the scientists from Europe and USA. B) Education: Students of all educational levels were included into our research: Two Ph.D. theses, three master theses, four bachelor theses (Faculty for Pharmacy, Biotechnical Faculty) and several undergraduate student research works were prepared in our laboratory. Some of these works were awarded Preseren and Krka prize.