Editorial Focus

Nail Burnashev

Dynamic Modulation of AMPA Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Transmission by Polyamines in Principal Neurons. Focus on "Polyamines Modulate AMPA Receptor-Dependent Synaptic Response in Immature Layer V Pyramidal Neurons"
J Neurophysiol 93: 2371-2371, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01297.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angel Alonso

Idling With the µ Rhythm? Focus on "7 to 12 Hz Activity in Rat Gustatory Cortex Reflects Disengagement From a Fluid Self-Administration Task"
J Neurophysiol 93: 2372-2373, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01270.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Reviews

Stephen M. Highstein, Richard D. Rabbitt, Gay R. Holstein, and Richard D. Boyle

Determinants of Spatial and Temporal Coding by Semicircular Canal Afferents
J Neurophysiol 93: 2359-2370, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00533.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

Masayuki Matsumoto and Hidehiko Komatsu

Neural Responses in the Macaque V1 to Bar Stimuli With Various Lengths Presented on the Blind Spot
J Neurophysiol 93: 2374-2387, 2005. First published January 5, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00811.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Xu, Narender K. Dhingra, Robert G. Smith, and Peter Sterling

Sluggish and Brisk Ganglion Cells Detect Contrast With Similar Sensitivity
J Neurophysiol 93: 2388-2395, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01088.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Wu, Fumiko Kawasaki, and Richard W. Ordway

Properties of Short-Term Synaptic Depression at Larval Neuromuscular Synapses in Wild-Type and Temperature-Sensitive Paralytic Mutants of Drosophila
J Neurophysiol 93: 2396-2405, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01108.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew S. Naylor, Anders I. Persson, Peter S. Eriksson, Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir, and Thorleif Thorlin

Extended Voluntary Running Inhibits Exercise-Induced Adult Hippocampal Progenitor Proliferation in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat
J Neurophysiol 93: 2406-2414, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01085.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teppei Akao, Michael J. Mustari, Junko Fukushima, Sergei Kurkin, and Kikuro Fukushima

Discharge Characteristics of Pursuit Neurons in MST During Vergence Eye Movements
J Neurophysiol 93: 2415-2434, 2005. First published December 8, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01028.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fu-Zen Shaw and Yi-Fang Liao

Relation Between Activities of the Cortex and Vibrissae Muscles During High-Voltage Rhythmic Spike Discharges in Rats
J Neurophysiol 93: 2435-2448, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00999.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chet T. Moritz, Benjamin K. Barry, Michael A. Pascoe, and Roger M. Enoka

Discharge Rate Variability Influences the Variation in Force Fluctuations Across the Working Range of a Hand Muscle
J Neurophysiol 93: 2449-2459, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01122.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. A. Kautz and C. Patten

Interlimb Influences on Paretic Leg Function in Poststroke Hemiparesis
J Neurophysiol 93: 2460-2473, 2005. First published December 8, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00963.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Langlet, H. Leblond, and S. Rossignol

Mid-Lumbar Segments Are Needed for the Expression of Locomotion in Chronic Spinal Cats
J Neurophysiol 93: 2474-2488, 2005. First published January 12, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00909.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Perfiliev

Bilateral Processing of Motor Commands in the Motor Cortex of the Cat During Target-Reaching
J Neurophysiol 93: 2489-2506, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00720.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara Perez-Rosello, Alejandra Figueroa, Humberto Salgado, Carmen Vilchis, Fatuel Tecuapetla, Jaime N. Guzman, Elvira Galarraga, and Jose Bargas

Cholinergic Control of Firing Pattern and Neurotransmission in Rat Neostriatal Projection Neurons: Role of Ca_V2.1 and Ca_V2.2 Ca²⁺ Channels
J Neurophysiol 93: 2507-2519, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00853.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrina M. MacLeod and Catherine E. Carr

Synaptic Physiology in the Cochlear Nucleus Angularis of the Chick
J Neurophysiol 93: 2520-2529, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00898.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicholas R. Glatzer and Bret N. Smith

Modulation of Synaptic Transmission in the Rat Nucleus of the Solitary Tract by Endomorphin-1
J Neurophysiol 93: 2530-2540, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00429.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosie Dawkins, Sarah L. Keller, and William F. Sewell

Pharmacology of Acetylcholine-Mediated Cell Signaling in the Lateral Line Organ Following Efferent Stimulation
J Neurophysiol 93: 2541-2551, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01283.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xijing Zhang and Glenn J. Giesler, Jr

Response Characterstics of Spinothalamic Tract Neurons That Project to the Posterior Thalamus in Rats
J Neurophysiol 93: 2552-2564, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01237.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marjorie A. Ariano, Carlos Cepeda, Christopher R. Calvert, Jorge Flores-Hernández, Elizabeth Hernández-Echeagaray, Gloria J. Klapstein, Scott H. Chandler, Neil Aronin, Marian DiFiglia, and Michael S. Levine

Striatal Potassium Channel Dysfunction in Huntington's Disease Transgenic Mice
J Neurophysiol 93: 2565-2574, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00791.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas J. Perrault, Jr., J. William Vaughan, Barry E. Stein, and Mark T. Wallace

Superior Colliculus Neurons Use Distinct Operational Modes in the Integration of Multisensory Stimuli
J Neurophysiol 93: 2575-2586, 2005. First published January 5, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00926.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Eric Killian and James F. Baker

Electromyographic Activity of Dorsal Neck Muscles in Squirrel Monkeys During Rotations in an Upright or Upside Down Posture
J Neurophysiol 93: 2587-2599, 2005. First published January 12, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01229.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan E. Rubin, Richard C. Gerkin, Guo-Qiang Bi, and Carson C. Chow

Calcium Time Course as a Signal for Spike-Timing–Dependent Plasticity
J Neurophysiol 93: 2600-2613, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00803.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daichi Nozaki, Kimitaka Nakazawa, and Masami Akai

Muscle Activity Determined by Cosine Tuning With a Nontrivial Preferred Direction During Isometric Force Exertion by Lower Limb
J Neurophysiol 93: 2614-2624, 2005. First published January 12, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00960.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. S. Dhillon, T. B. Krüger, J. S. Sandhu, and K. W. Horch

Effects of Short-Term Training on Sensory and Motor Function in Severed Nerves of Long-Term Human Amputees
J Neurophysiol 93: 2625-2633, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00937.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jieun Shin, Fran Shen, and John R. Huguenard

Polyamines Modulate AMPA Receptor–Dependent Synaptic Responses in Immature Layer V Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 93: 2634-2643, 2005. First published December 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01054.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María A. Calviño, Irene R. Iscla, and Lidia Szczupak

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Induce Spontaneous Interneuronal Activity in the Leech Nervous System
J Neurophysiol 93: 2644-2655, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01181.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joshua T. Kantrowitz, N. Noelle Francis, Alejandro Salah, and Katherine L. Perkins

Synaptic Depolarizing GABA Response in Adults Is Excitatory and Proconvulsive When GABA_B Receptors Are Blocked
J Neurophysiol 93: 2656-2667, 2005. First published December 8, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01026.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenira J. Thompson, Mario L. Mata, James E. Orfila, Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, and Joe L. Martinez, Jr.

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Antagonist AIDA Blocks Induction of Mossy Fiber-CA3 LTP In Vivo
J Neurophysiol 93: 2668-2673, 2005. First published November 17, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00901.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Krolo, V. Tonkovic-Capin, A. G. Stucke, E. A. Stuth, F. A. Hopp, C. Dean, and E. J. Zuperku

Subtype Composition and Responses of Respiratory Neurons in the Pre-Bötzinger Region to Pulmonary Afferent Inputs in Dogs
J Neurophysiol 93: 2674-2687, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01206.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph W. Boggs, Brian J. Wenzel, Kenneth J. Gustafson, and Warren M. Grill

Spinal Micturition Reflex Mediated by Afferents in the Deep Perineal Nerve
J Neurophysiol 93: 2688-2697, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00978.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Y. Dhaher, A. D. Tsoumanis, T. T. Houle, and W. Z. Rymer

Neuromuscular Reflexes Contribute to Knee Stiffness During Valgus Loading
J Neurophysiol 93: 2698-2709, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00921.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nanping Wu, Akifumi Enomoto, Susumu Tanaka, Chie-Fang Hsiao, Duane Q. Nykamp, Eugene Izhikevich, and Scott H. Chandler

Persistent Sodium Currents in Mesencephalic V Neurons Participate in Burst Generation and Control of Membrane Excitability
J Neurophysiol 93: 2710-2722, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00636.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mamoru Takeda, Takeshi Tanimoto, Mizuho Ikeda, Masanori Nasu, Jun Kadoi, Yukio Shima, Hidehiko Ohta, and Shigeji Matsumoto

Temporomandibular Joint Inflammation Potentiates the Excitability of Trigeminal Root Ganglion Neurons Innervating the Facial Skin in Rats
J Neurophysiol 93: 2723-2738, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00631.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franca Deriu, Eusebio Tolu, and John C. Rothwell

A Sound-Evoked Vestibulomasseteric Reflex in Healthy Humans
J Neurophysiol 93: 2739-2751, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01005.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peng Pan, Michael A. Peshkin, J. Edward Colgate, and Kevin M. Lynch

Static Single-Arm Force Generation With Kinematic Constraints
J Neurophysiol 93: 2752-2765, 2005. First published February 9, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00799.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veronika Neuert, Jesko L. Verhey, and Ian M. Winter

Temporal Representation of the Delay of Iterated Rippled Noise in the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus
J Neurophysiol 93: 2766-2776, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00774.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy E. Hullar, Charles C. Della Santina, Timo Hirvonen, David M. Lasker, John P. Carey, and Lloyd B. Minor

Responses of Irregularly Discharging Chinchilla Semicircular Canal Vestibular-Nerve Afferents During High-Frequency Head Rotations
J Neurophysiol 93: 2777-2786, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01002.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Q. Lin and M. R. Bennett

Varicosity-Schwann Cell Interactions Mediated by ATP in the Mouse Vas Deferens
J Neurophysiol 93: 2787-2796, 2005. First published January 12, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00772.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arun N. Kumar, Yanning Han, Louis F. Dell'osso, Dominique M. Durand, and R. John Leigh

Directional Asymmetry During Combined Saccade–Vergence Movements
J Neurophysiol 93: 2797-2808, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00858.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurice A. Smith and Reza Shadmehr

Intact Ability to Learn Internal Models of Arm Dynamics in Huntington's Disease But Not Cerebellar Degeneration
J Neurophysiol 93: 2809-2821, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00943.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John H. Martin, Daniel Engber, and Zhuo Meng

Effect of Forelimb Use on Postnatal Development of the Forelimb Motor Representation in Primary Motor Cortex of the Cat
J Neurophysiol 93: 2822-2831, 2005. First published December 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01060.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfredo Fontanini and Donald B. Katz

7 to 12 Hz Activity in Rat Gustatory Cortex Reflects Disengagement From a Fluid Self-Administration Task
J Neurophysiol 93: 2832-2840, 2005. First published December 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01035.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadayoshi Takeuchi, Kaori Fujinami, Hiroto Goto, Akikazu Fujita, Makoto M. Taketo, Toshiya Manabe, Minoru Matsui, and Fumiaki Hata

Roles of M₂ and M₄ Muscarinic Receptors in Regulating Acetylcholine Release From Myenteric Neurons of Mouse Ileum
J Neurophysiol 93: 2841-2848, 2005. First published December 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00986.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erwin H. van den Burg, Ronald R. Peeters, Marleen Verhoye, Johannes Meek, Gert Flik, and Annemie Van der Linden

Brain Responses to Ambient Temperature Fluctuations in Fish: Reduction of Blood Volume and Initiation of a Whole-Body Stress Response
J Neurophysiol 93: 2849-2855, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01113.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinya Yamamoto, Shunjiro Moizumi, and Shigeru Kitazawa

Referral of Tactile Sensation to the Tips of L-Shaped Sticks
J Neurophysiol 93: 2856-2863, 2005. First published January 5, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01015.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernd Feige, Klaus Scheffler, Fabrizio Esposito, Francesco Di Salle, Jürgen Hennig, and Erich Seifritz

Cortical and Subcortical Correlates of Electroencephalographic Alpha Rhythm Modulation
J Neurophysiol 93: 2864-2872, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00721.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

Li Li, Barbara T. Sweet, and Leland S. Stone

Effect of Contrast on the Active Control of a Moving Line
J Neurophysiol 93: 2873-2886, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00200.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick O. Kanold and Paul B. Manis

Encoding the Timing of Inhibitory Inputs
J Neurophysiol 93: 2887-2897, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00910.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiko Saito and Tadashi Isa

Organization of Interlaminar Interactions in the Rat Superior Colliculus
J Neurophysiol 93: 2898-2907, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01051.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bart Krekelberg and Thomas D. Albright

Motion Mechanisms in Macaque MT
J Neurophysiol 93: 2908-2921, 2005. First published December 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00473.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huaying Xu, Patrick J. Whelan, and Peter Wenner

Development of an Inhibitory Interneuronal Circuit in the Embryonic Spinal Cord
J Neurophysiol 93: 2922-2933, 2005. First published December 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01091.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Staba, Tyler D. Ard, Alexander M. Benison, and Daniel S. Barth

Intracortical Pathways Mediate Nonlinear Fast Oscillation (>200 Hz) Interactions Within Rat Barrel Cortex
J Neurophysiol 93: 2934-2939, 2005. First published December 8, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01101.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colin G. Evans, Adarli Romero, and Elizabeth C. Cropper

Inhibition of Afferent Transmission in the Feeding Circuitry of Aplysia: Persistence Can Be as Important as Size
J Neurophysiol 93: 2940-2949, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01202.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Hanakawa, Sachin Parikh, Michiko K. Bruno, and Mark Hallett

Finger and Face Representations in the Ipsilateral Precentral Motor Areas in Humans
J Neurophysiol 93: 2950-2958, 2005. First published December 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00784.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Methodology

Harvey A. Swadlow, Yulia Bereshpolova, Tatiana Bezdudnaya, Monica Cano, and Carl R. Stoelzel

A Multi-Channel, Implantable Microdrive System for Use With Sharp, Ultra-Fine "Reitboeck" Microelectrodes
J Neurophysiol 93: 2959-2965, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01141.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael C. Wiest, Nick Bentley, and Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

Heterogeneous Integration of Bilateral Whisker Signals by Neurons in Primary Somatosensory Cortex of Awake Rats
J Neurophysiol 93: 2966-2973, 2005. First published November 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00556.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James J. DiCarlo and John H. R. Maunsell

Using Neuronal Latency to Determine Sensory–Motor Processing Pathways in Reaction Time Tasks
J Neurophysiol 93: 2974-2986, 2005. First published November 17, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00508.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. Blanche, Martin A. Spacek, Jamille F. Hetke, and Nicholas V. Swindale

Polytrodes: High-Density Silicon Electrode Arrays for Large-Scale Multiunit Recording
J Neurophysiol 93: 2987-3000, 2005. First published November 17, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01023.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports

Chaoying Li, Donna L. Maier, Ben Cross, James J. Doherty, and Edward P. Christian

Fimbria-Fornix Lesions Compromise the Induction of Long-Term Potentiation at the Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapse in the Rat In Vivo
J Neurophysiol 93: 3001-3006, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00546.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li-Rong Shao and F. Edward Dudek

Electrophysiological Evidence Using Focal Flash Photolysis of Caged Glutamate That CA1 Pyramidal Cells Receive Excitatory Synaptic Input From the Subiculum
J Neurophysiol 93: 3007-3011, 2005. First published December 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00877.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu Fu and Patricia Shinnick-Gallagher

Two Intra-Amygdaloid Pathways to the Central Amygdala Exhibit Different Mechanisms of Long-Term Potentiation
J Neurophysiol 93: 3012-3015, 2005. First published December 22, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00871.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaki Isoda

Context-Dependent Stimulation Effects on Saccade Initiation in the Presupplementary Motor Area of the Monkey
J Neurophysiol 93: 3016-3022, 2005. First published February 9, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01176.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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