Editorial Focus

Vincent P. Ferrera and Jack Grinband

Perception, Memory, and Action in Frontal and Parietal Cortex. Focus on "Selection and Maintenance of Saccade Goals in the Human Frontal Eye Fields"
J Neurophysiol 95: 3309-3310, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00163.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Reviews

Rodolfo R. Llinás and Mircea Steriade

Bursting of Thalamic Neurons and States of Vigilance
J Neurophysiol 95: 3297-3308, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00166.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

Julien Gondin, Julien Duclay, and Alain Martin

Soleus- and Gastrocnemii-Evoked V-Wave Responses Increase After Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training
J Neurophysiol 95: 3328-3335, 2006. First published February 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01002.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian Y. C. Wong, Brian Billups, Jamie Johnston, Richard J. Evans, and Ian D. Forsythe

Endogenous Activation of Adenosine A1 Receptors, but Not P2X Receptors, During High-Frequency Synaptic Transmission at the Calyx of Held
J Neurophysiol 95: 3336-3342, 2006. First published February 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00694.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bryan C. Hains, Carl Y. Saab, and Stephen G. Waxman

Alterations in Burst Firing of Thalamic VPL Neurons and Reversal by Na_v1.3 Antisense After Spinal Cord Injury
J Neurophysiol 95: 3343-3352, 2006. First published February 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01009.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Hamel-Pâquet, Lauren E. Sergio, and John F. Kalaska

Parietal Area 5 Activity Does Not Reflect the Differential Time-Course of Motor Output Kinetics During Arm-Reaching and Isometric-Force Tasks
J Neurophysiol 95: 3353-3370, 2006. First published February 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00789.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James P. Coxon, Cathy M. Stinear, and Winston D. Byblow

Intracortical Inhibition During Volitional Inhibition of Prepared Action
J Neurophysiol 95: 3371-3383, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01334.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Riyi Shi and Jim Whitebone

Conduction Deficits and Membrane Disruption of Spinal Cord Axons as a Function of Magnitude and Rate of Strain
J Neurophysiol 95: 3384-3390, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00350.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger D. Santer, F. Claire Rind, Richard Stafford, and Peter J. Simmons

Role of an Identified Looming-Sensitive Neuron in Triggering a Flying Locust's Escape
J Neurophysiol 95: 3391-3400, 2006. First published February 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00024.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Octavio Ruiz, David Royal, Gyula Sáry, Xin Chen, Jeffrey D. Schall, and Vivien A. Casagrande

Low-Threshold Ca²⁺-Associated Bursts Are Rare Events in the LGN of the Awake Behaving Monkey
J Neurophysiol 95: 3401-3413, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00008.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Möck, Sergejus Butovas, and Cornelius Schwarz

Functional Unity of the Ponto-Cerebellum: Evidence That Intrapontine Communication Is Mediated by a Reciprocal Loop With the Cerebellar Nuclei
J Neurophysiol 95: 3414-3425, 2006. First published April 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01060.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Cappellini, Y. P. Ivanenko, R. E. Poppele, and F. Lacquaniti

Motor Patterns in Human Walking and Running
J Neurophysiol 95: 3426-3437, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00081.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amer A. Ghavanini, David A. Mathers, Hee-Soo Kim, and Ernest Puil

Distinctive Glycinergic Currents With Fast and Slow Kinetics in Thalamus
J Neurophysiol 95: 3438-3448, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01218.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ivo F. Brandes, Edward J. Zuperku, Astrid G. Stucke, Danica Jakovcevic, Francis A. Hopp, and Eckehard A. E. Stuth

Serotonergic Modulation of Inspiratory Hypoglossal Motoneurons in Decerebrate Dogs
J Neurophysiol 95: 3449-3459, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00823.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Aracri, E. Colombo, M. Mantegazza, P. Scalmani, G. Curia, G. Avanzini, and S. Franceschetti

Layer-Specific Properties of the Persistent Sodium Current in Sensorimotor Cortex
J Neurophysiol 95: 3460-3468, 2006. First published February 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00588.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. D. Foster, A. Woda, and M. A. Peyron

Effect of Texture of Plastic and Elastic Model Foods on the Parameters of Mastication
J Neurophysiol 95: 3469-3479, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01003.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cuiyong Yue and Yoel Yaari

Axo-Somatic and Apical Dendritic Kv7/M Channels Differentially Regulate the Intrinsic Excitability of Adult Rat CA1 Pyramidal Cells
J Neurophysiol 95: 3480-3495, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01333.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia L. R. Gonzalez, Tzvi Ganel, and Melvyn A. Goodale

Hemispheric Specialization for the Visual Control of Action Is Independent of Handedness
J Neurophysiol 95: 3496-3501, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01187.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Kip Rodgers, Douglas P. Munoz, Stephen H. Scott, and Martin Paré

Discharge Properties of Monkey Tectoreticular Neurons
J Neurophysiol 95: 3502-3511, 2006. First published April 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00908.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. G. Martin, S. C. Gandevia, and J. L. Taylor

Output of Human Motoneuron Pools to Corticospinal Inputs During Voluntary Contractions
J Neurophysiol 95: 3512-3518, 2006. First published February 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01230.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jianqun Wu, Michael J. Rowan, and Roger Anwyl

Long-Term Potentiation Is Mediated by Multiple Kinase Cascades Involving CaMKII or Either PKA or p42/44 MAPK in the Adult Rat Dentate Gyrus In Vitro
J Neurophysiol 95: 3519-3527, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01235.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Longtang Chen

Head Movements Evoked by Electrical Stimulation in the Frontal Eye Field of the Monkey: Evidence for Independent Eye and Head Control
J Neurophysiol 95: 3528-3542, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01320.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrina Rimmer and Alexander A. Harper

Developmental Changes in Electrophysiological Properties and Synaptic Transmission in Rat Intracardiac Ganglion Neurons
J Neurophysiol 95: 3543-3552, 2006. First published April 12, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01220.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Valencia-de Ita, Nada B. Lawand, Qing Lin, Gilberto Castañeda-Hernandez, and William D. Willis

Role of the Na+-K+-2Cl^– Cotransporter in the Development of Capsaicin-Induced Neurogenic Inflammation
J Neurophysiol 95: 3553-3561, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01091.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seth M. Tomchik and Zhongmin Lu

Modulation of Auditory Signal-to-Noise Ratios by Efferent Stimulation
J Neurophysiol 95: 3562-3570, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00063.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew W. Spitzer and Terry T. Takahashi

Sound Localization by Barn Owls in a Simulated Echoic Environment
J Neurophysiol 95: 3571-3584, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00982.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoung-Min Lee and Edward L. Keller

Symbolic Cue-Driven Activity in Superior Colliculus Neurons in a Peripheral Visual Choice Task
J Neurophysiol 95: 3585-3595, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01071.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eiji Hoshi and Jun Tanji

Differential Involvement of Neurons in the Dorsal and Ventral Premotor Cortex During Processing of Visual Signals for Action Planning
J Neurophysiol 95: 3596-3616, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01126.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dirk Bucher, Adam L. Taylor, and Eve Marder

Central Pattern Generating Neurons Simultaneously Express Fast and Slow Rhythmic Activities in the Stomatogastric Ganglion
J Neurophysiol 95: 3617-3632, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00004.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruno B. Averbeck and Daeyeol Lee

Effects of Noise Correlations on Information Encoding and Decoding
J Neurophysiol 95: 3633-3644, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00919.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis V. Colom, Antonio García-Hernández, Maria T. Castañeda, Miriam G. Perez-Cordova, and Emilio R. Garrido-Sanabria

Septo-Hippocampal Networks in Chronically Epileptic Rats: Potential Antiepileptic Effects of Theta Rhythm Generation
J Neurophysiol 95: 3645-3653, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00040.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serge O. Dumoulin and Robert F. Hess

Modulation of V1 Activity by Shape: Image-Statistics or Shape-Based Perception?
J Neurophysiol 95: 3654-3664, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01156.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serge Faumont, Thomas Boulin, Oliver Hobert, and Shawn R. Lockery

Developmental Regulation of Whole Cell Capacitance and Membrane Current in Identified Interneurons in C. elegans
J Neurophysiol 95: 3665-3673, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00052.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadashi Isa, Yukari Ohki, Kazuhiko Seki, and Bror Alstermark

Properties of Propriospinal Neurons in the C₃–C₄ Segments Mediating Disynaptic Pyramidal Excitation to Forelimb Motoneurons in the Macaque Monkey
J Neurophysiol 95: 3674-3685, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00103.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi-Kun Tong, Kevin Chen, and Mitchell Chesler

Kinetics of Activity-Evoked pH Transients and Extracellular pH Buffering in Rat Hippocampal Slices
J Neurophysiol 95: 3686-3697, 2006. First published April 12, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01312.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris R. S. Kaneko and Albert F. Fuchs

Effect of Pharmacological Inactivation of Nucleus Reticularis Tegmenti Pontis on Saccadic Eye Movements in the Monkey
J Neurophysiol 95: 3698-3711, 2006. First published February 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01292.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric V. Barthélemy, Ivo Vanzetta, and Guillaume S. Masson

Behavioral Receptive Field for Ocular Following in Humans: Dynamics of Spatial Summation and Center-Surround Interactions
J Neurophysiol 95: 3712-3726, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00112.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

Mykhaylo G. Moldavan, Robert P. Irwin, and Charles N. Allen

Presynaptic GABA_B Receptors Regulate Retinohypothalamic Tract Synaptic Transmission by Inhibiting Voltage-Gated Ca²⁺ Channels
J Neurophysiol 95: 3727-3741, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00909.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. A. Campbell, Jan W. H. Schnupp, Akhil Shial, and Andrew J. King

Binaural-Level Functions in Ferret Auditory Cortex: Evidence for a Continuous Distribution of Response Properties
J Neurophysiol 95: 3742-3755, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01155.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dina Moshitch, Liora Las, Nachum Ulanovsky, Omer Bar-Yosef, and Israel Nelken

Responses of Neurons in Primary Auditory Cortex (A1) to Pure Tones in the Halothane-Anesthetized Cat
J Neurophysiol 95: 3756-3769, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00822.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. de Hemptinne, P. Lefèvre, and M. Missal

Influence of Cognitive Expectation on the Initiation of Anticipatory and Visual Pursuit Eye Movements in the Rhesus Monkey
J Neurophysiol 95: 3770-3782, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00007.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul J. Stapley, Lena H. Ting, Chen Kuifu, Dirk G. Everaert, and Jane M. Macpherson

Bilateral Vestibular Loss Leads to Active Destabilization of Balance During Voluntary Head Turns in the Standing Cat
J Neurophysiol 95: 3783-3797, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00034.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brenton G. Cooper and Franz Goller

Physiological Insights Into the Social-Context-Dependent Changes in the Rhythm of the Song Motor Program
J Neurophysiol 95: 3798-3809, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01123.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Botond Roska, Alyosha Molnar, and Frank S. Werblin

Parallel Processing in Retinal Ganglion Cells: How Integration of Space-Time Patterns of Excitation and Inhibition Form the Spiking Output
J Neurophysiol 95: 3810-3822, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00113.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura L. Symonds, Nakia S. Gordon, Jonathan C. Bixby, and Margaret M. Mande

Right-Lateralized Pain Processing in the Human Cortex: An fMRI Study
J Neurophysiol 95: 3823-3830, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01162.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farzan Nadim and Jorge Golowasch

Signal Transmission Between Gap-Junctionally Coupled Passive Cables Is Most Effective at an Optimal Diameter
J Neurophysiol 95: 3831-3843, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00033.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon P. Kelly, Edmund C. Lalor, Richard B. Reilly, and John J. Foxe

Increases in Alpha Oscillatory Power Reflect an Active Retinotopic Mechanism for Distracter Suppression During Sustained Visuospatial Attention
J Neurophysiol 95: 3844-3851, 2006. First published March 29, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01234.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arun P. Sripati, Sliman J. Bensmaia, and Kenneth O. Johnson

A Continuum Mechanical Model of Mechanoreceptive Afferent Responses to Indented Spatial Patterns
J Neurophysiol 95: 3852-3864, 2006. First published February 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01240.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael P. Sceniak and M. Bruce MacIver

Cellular Actions of Urethane on Rat Visual Cortical Neurons In Vitro
J Neurophysiol 95: 3865-3874, 2006. First published March 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01196.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hirokazu Tanaka, John W. Krakauer, and Ning Qian

An Optimization Principle for Determining Movement Duration
J Neurophysiol 95: 3875-3886, 2006. First published March 29, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00751.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathew S. Grandy and David A. Westwood

Opposite Perceptual and Sensorimotor Responses to a Size-Weight Illusion
J Neurophysiol 95: 3887-3892, 2006. First published April 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00851.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Translational Physiology

Chris Sekirnjak, Pawel Hottowy, Alexander Sher, Wladyslaw Dabrowski, A. M. Litke, and E. J. Chichilnisky

Electrical Stimulation of Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells With Multielectrode Arrays
J Neurophysiol 95: 3311-3327, 2006. First published January 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01168.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports

L. Bremner, M. Fitzgerald, and M. Baccei

Functional GABA_A-Receptor–Mediated Inhibition in the Neonatal Dorsal Horn
J Neurophysiol 95: 3893-3897, 2006. First published May 10, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00123.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsuyoshi Inoue, Masayoshi Murakami, Satoshi Watanabe, Yasuko Inokuma, and Yutaka Kirino

In Vitro Odor-Aversion Conditioning in a Terrestrial Mollusk
J Neurophysiol 95: 3898-3903, 2006. First published February 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00853.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart N. Baker, Matthew Chiu, and Eberhard E. Fetz

Afferent Encoding of Central Oscillations in the Monkey Arm
J Neurophysiol 95: 3904-3910, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01106.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Cabaj, K. Stecina, and E. Jankowska

Same Spinal Interneurons Mediate Reflex Actions of Group Ib and Group II Afferents and Crossed Reticulospinal Actions
J Neurophysiol 95: 3911-3922, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01262.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clayton E. Curtis and Mark D'Esposito

Selection and Maintenance of Saccade Goals in the Human Frontal Eye Fields
J Neurophysiol 95: 3923-3927, 2006. First published February 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01120.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Michela Del Viva, Monica Gori, and David C. Burr

Powerful Motion Illusion Caused by Temporal Asymmetries in ON and OFF Visual Pathways
J Neurophysiol 95: 3928-3932, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01335.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Videos]  

Yu-Feng Wang and Glenn I. Hatton

Mechanisms Underlying Oxytocin-Induced Excitation of Supraoptic Neurons: Prostaglandin Mediation of Actin Polymerization
J Neurophysiol 95: 3933-3947, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01267.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jokubas Ziburkus, John R. Cressman, Ernest Barreto, and Steven J. Schiff

Interneuron and Pyramidal Cell Interplay During In Vitro Seizure-Like Events
J Neurophysiol 95: 3948-3954, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01378.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Demian Park and Leslie C. Griffith

Electrophysiological and Anatomical Characterization of PDF-Positive Clock Neurons in the Intact Adult Drosophila Brain
J Neurophysiol 95: 3955-3960, 2006. First published March 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00117.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrigenda

Corrigenda
J Neurophysiol 95: 3961-3962, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00320.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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