We deem it a great pleasure and honour to invite you to the XXXV Annual Meet of Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN 2017) and International Conference on  'Translational Neurosciences and its Application in Protection of Mental Health' to be organized under the auspices of Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha (India) from 29 to 31 of October, 2017. The academy has planned to introduce special symposia and pre-conference workshops on emerging technologies of neurosciences with their applications and also invited pioneer neuroscientists from across the world. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to host an international science meet here at Ravenshaw University, Odisha's oldest citadel of higher learning, during its 150th year (sesquicentennial) of celebrations. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I, welcome you to the XXXV Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences 2017 at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack and also to uncover some fascinating charms of this 1000 years old city. We look forward to see you at Cuttack.