Editorial Focus

Michael J. Friedlander

Mixing Modalities Is More Than Meets the Eye Alone. Focus on: "Multisensory Versus Unisensory Integration: Contrasting Modes in the Superior Colliculus"
J Neurophysiol 97: 3165-3165, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00251.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Reviews

Adam Kohn

Visual Adaptation: Physiology, Mechanisms, and Functional Benefits
J Neurophysiol 97: 3155-3164, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00086.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

Michelle M. Rank, Xiaole Li, David J. Bennett, and Monica A. Gorassini

Role of Endogenous Release of Norepinephrine in Muscle Spasms After Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
J Neurophysiol 97: 3166-3180, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01168.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. W. Smetana, S. Alford, and R. Dubuc

Muscarinic Receptor Activation Elicits Sustained, Recurring Depolarizations in Reticulospinal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3181-3192, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00954.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan Carlos Alvarado, J. William Vaughan, Terrence R. Stanford, and Barry E. Stein

Multisensory Versus Unisensory Integration: Contrasting Modes in the Superior Colliculus
J Neurophysiol 97: 3193-3205, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00018.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin K. Barry, Michael A. Pascoe, Mark Jesunathadas, and Roger M. Enoka

Rate Coding Is Compressed But Variability Is Unaltered for Motor Units in a Hand Muscle of Old Adults
J Neurophysiol 97: 3206-3218, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01280.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jan Raethjen, R. B. Govindan, Florian Kopper, M. Muthuraman, and Günther Deuschl

Cortical Involvement in the Generation of Essential Tremor
J Neurophysiol 97: 3219-3228, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00477.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam W. Jackson, Felicity A. Pino, Erica D. Wiebe, and Andrew D. McClellan

Movements and Muscle Activity Initiated by Brain Locomotor Areas in Semi-Intact Preparations From Larval Lamprey
J Neurophysiol 97: 3229-3241, 2007. First published February 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00967.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Fernández de Sevilla, Marco Fuenzalida, Ana B. Porto Pazos, and Washington Buño

Selective Shunting of the NMDA EPSP Component by the Slow Afterhyperpolarization in Rat CA1 Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3242-3255, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00422.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.A.A. Vingerhoets, J.A.M. Van Gisbergen, and W. P. Medendorp

Verticality Perception During Off-Vertical Axis Rotation
J Neurophysiol 97: 3256-3268, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01333.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stéphane F. Maison, Douglas E. Vetter, and M. Charles Liberman

A Novel Effect of Cochlear Efferents: In Vivo Response Enhancement Does Not Require 9 Cholinergic Receptors
J Neurophysiol 97: 3269-3278, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00067.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qian Chen and Hui-Lin Pan

Signaling Mechanisms of Angiotensin II–Induced Attenuation of GABAergic Input to Hypothalamic Presympathetic Neurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3279-3287, 2007. First published February 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01329.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilhelmina H.A.M. Mulders, Alan R. Harvey, and Donald Robertson

Electrically Evoked Responses in Onset Chopper Neurons in Guinea Pig Cochlear Nucleus
J Neurophysiol 97: 3288-3297, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01148.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shane T. Hentges

Synaptic Regulation of Proopiomelanocortin Neurons Can Occur Distal to the Arcuate Nucleus
J Neurophysiol 97: 3298-3304, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00051.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Movies]  

Jörn Diedrichsen, Timothy Verstynen, Andrew Hon, Yi Zhang, and Richard B. Ivry

Illusions of Force Perception: The Role of Sensori-Motor Predictions, Visual Information, and Motor Errors
J Neurophysiol 97: 3305-3313, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01076.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. Li and D. J. Bennett

Apamin-Sensitive Calcium-Activated Potassium Currents (SK) Are Activated by Persistent Calcium Currents in Rat Motoneurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3314-3330, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01068.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolina Thörn Pérez, Russell H. Hill, and Sten Grillner

Endogenous Tachykinin Release Contributes to the Locomotor Activity in Lamprey
J Neurophysiol 97: 3331-3339, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01302.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evangelos A. Christou, Brach Poston, Joel A. Enoka, and Roger M. Enoka

Different Neural Adjustments Improve Endpoint Accuracy With Practice in Young and Old Adults
J Neurophysiol 97: 3340-3350, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01138.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eran Stark, Itay Asher, and Moshe Abeles

Encoding of Reach and Grasp by Single Neurons in Premotor Cortex Is Independent of Recording Site
J Neurophysiol 97: 3351-3364, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01328.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Aura Ene, Abigail Kalmbach, and Karl Kandler

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in the Lateral Superior Olive Activate TRP-Like Channels: Age- and Experience-Dependent Regulation
J Neurophysiol 97: 3365-3375, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00686.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

A. Vogel and B. Ronacher

Neural Correlations Increase Between Consecutive Processing Levels in the Auditory System of Locusts
J Neurophysiol 97: 3376-3385, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00796.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunggu Yang and Charles L. Cox

Modulation of Inhibitory Activity by Nitric Oxide in the Thalamus
J Neurophysiol 97: 3386-3395, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01270.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. M. Friel, T. Drew, and J. H. Martin

Differential Activity-Dependent Development of Corticospinal Control of Movement and Final Limb Position During Visually Guided Locomotion
J Neurophysiol 97: 3396-3406, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00750.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. Fort, Keyla García-Crescioni, Hans-Jürgen Agricola, Vladimir Brezina, and Mark W. Miller

Regulation of the Crab Heartbeat by Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide (CCAP): Central and Peripheral Actions
J Neurophysiol 97: 3407-3420, 2007. First published February 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00939.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ling Qin, Sohei Chimoto, Masashi Sakai, JingYu Wang, and Yu Sato

Comparison Between Offset and Onset Responses of Primary Auditory Cortex ON–OFF Neurons in Awake Cats
J Neurophysiol 97: 3421-3431, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00184.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David B. Carr and D. James Surmeier

M₁ Muscarinic Receptor Modulation of Kir2 Channels Enhances Temporal Summation of Excitatory Synaptic Potentials in Prefrontal Cortex Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3432-3438, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00828.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yamei Tang, Alan Saul, Moshe Gur, Stephanie Goei, Elsie Wong, Bilgin Ersoy, and D. Max Snodderly

Eye Position Compensation Improves Estimates of Response Magnitude and Receptive Field Geometry in Alert Monkeys
J Neurophysiol 97: 3439-3448, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00881.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vasant K. Dasika, John A. White, and H. Steven Colburn

Simple Models Show the General Advantages of Dendrites in Coincidence Detection
J Neurophysiol 97: 3449-3459, 2007. First published August 16, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00669.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julian P. Meeks and Steven Mennerick

Action Potential Initiation and Propagation in CA3 Pyramidal Axons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3460-3472, 2007. First published February 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01288.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoko Inaba, Shigeru Shinomoto, Shigeru Yamane, Aya Takemura, and Kenji Kawano

MST Neurons Code for Visual Motion in Space Independent of Pursuit Eye Movements
J Neurophysiol 97: 3473-3483, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01054.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dietmar Hess, Evanthia Nanou, and Abdeljabbar El Manira

Characterization of Na⁺-Activated K⁺ Currents in Larval Lamprey Spinal Cord Neurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3484-3493, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00742.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabine Kastner, Kevin DeSimone, Christina S. Konen, Sara M. Szczepanski, Kevin S. Weiner, and Keith A. Schneider

Topographic Maps in Human Frontal Cortex Revealed in Memory-Guided Saccade and Spatial Working-Memory Tasks
J Neurophysiol 97: 3494-3507, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00010.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Eun Young Kim, Shengwei Zou, Lon D. Ridgway, and Stuart E. Dryer

1-Subunits Increase Surface Expression of a Large-Conductance Ca²⁺-Activated K⁺ Channel Isoform
J Neurophysiol 97: 3508-3516, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00009.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noopur Amin, Allison Doupe, and Frédéric E. Theunissen

Development of Selectivity for Natural Sounds in the Songbird Auditory Forebrain
J Neurophysiol 97: 3517-3531, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01066.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David B. T. McMahon and Carl R. Olson

Repetition Suppression in Monkey Inferotemporal Cortex: Relation to Behavioral Priming
J Neurophysiol 97: 3532-3543, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01042.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Björn Christianson and José Luis Peña

Preservation of Spectrotemporal Tuning Between the Nucleus Laminaris and the Inferior Colliculus of the Barn Owl
J Neurophysiol 97: 3544-3553, 2007. First published February 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01162.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David E. Moorman and Carl R. Olson

Combination of Neuronal Signals Representing Object-Centered Location and Saccade Direction in Macaque Supplementary Eye Field
J Neurophysiol 97: 3554-3566, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00061.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. V. Zaitsev, N. V. Povysheva, D. A. Lewis, and L. S. Krimer

P/Q-Type, But Not N-Type, Calcium Channels Mediate GABA Release From Fast-Spiking Interneurons to Pyramidal Cells in Rat Prefrontal Cortex
J Neurophysiol 97: 3567-3573, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01293.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Prochnow, P. Lee, W. C. Hall, and M. Schmidt

In Vitro Properties of Neurons in the Rat Pretectal Nucleus of the Optic Tract
J Neurophysiol 97: 3574-3584, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00039.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuo Kida, Koji Inui, Toshiaki Wasaka, Kosuke Akatsuka, Emi Tanaka, and Ryusuke Kakigi

Time-Varying Cortical Activations Related to Visual–Tactile Cross-Modal Links in Spatial Selective Attention
J Neurophysiol 97: 3585-3596, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00007.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shimshon Jacobi and Elisha Moses

Variability and Corresponding Amplitude–Velocity Relation of Activity Propagating in One-Dimensional Neural Cultures
J Neurophysiol 97: 3597-3606, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00608.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cédric Yvon, Antonny Czarnecki, and Jürg Streit

Riluzole-Induced Oscillations in Spinal Networks
J Neurophysiol 97: 3607-3620, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00924.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel B. Polley, Heather L. Read, Douglas A. Storace, and Michael M. Merzenich

Multiparametric Auditory Receptive Field Organization Across Five Cortical Fields in the Albino Rat
J Neurophysiol 97: 3621-3638, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01298.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marleen H. van der Linden, Daniel S. Marigold, Fons J.M. Gabreëls, and Jacques Duysens

Muscle Reflexes and Synergies Triggered by an Unexpected Support Surface Height During Walking
J Neurophysiol 97: 3639-3650, 2007. First published March 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01272.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Seminowicz and Karen D. Davis

Pain Enhances Functional Connectivity of a Brain Network Evoked by Performance of a Cognitive Task
J Neurophysiol 97: 3651-3659, 2007. First published February 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01210.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Weiergräber, Margit Henry, Kayalvizhi Radhakrishnan, Jürgen Hescheler, and Toni Schneider

Hippocampal Seizure Resistance and Reduced Neuronal Excitotoxicity in Mice Lacking the Ca_v2.3 E/R-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel
J Neurophysiol 97: 3660-3669, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01193.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Russell A. Epstein, J. Stephen Higgins, Karen Jablonski, and Alana M. Feiler

Visual Scene Processing in Familiar and Unfamiliar Environments
J Neurophysiol 97: 3670-3683, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00003.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Itay Asher, Eran Stark, Moshe Abeles, and Yifat Prut

Comparison of Direction and Object Selectivity of Local Field Potentials and Single Units in Macaque Posterior Parietal Cortex During Prehension
J Neurophysiol 97: 3684-3695, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00886.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiko Izawa, Yuriko Sugiuchi, and Yoshikazu Shinoda

Neural Organization of the Pathways From the Superior Colliculus to Trochlear Motoneurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3696-3712, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01073.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dmitry V. Vasilyev, Qin Shan, Yan Lee, Scott C. Mayer, Mark R. Bowlby, Brian W. Strassle, Edward J. Kaftan, Kathryn E. Rogers, and John Dunlop

Direct Inhibition of I_h by Analgesic Loperamide in Rat DRG Neurons
J Neurophysiol 97: 3713-3721, 2007. First published March 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00841.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaofeng Ma and Nobuo Suga

Multiparametric Corticofugal Modulation of Collicular Duration-Tuned Neurons: Modulation in the Amplitude Domain
J Neurophysiol 97: 3722-3730, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01268.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiang Wu, Alan D. Marmorstein, Jörg Striessnig, and Neal S. Peachey

Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channel Ca_V1.3 Subunits Regulate the Light Peak of the Electroretinogram
J Neurophysiol 97: 3731-3735, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00146.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ehud Trainin, Ron Meir, and Amir Karniel

Explaining Patterns of Neural Activity in the Primary Motor Cortex Using Spinal Cord and Limb Biomechanics Models
J Neurophysiol 97: 3736-3750, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01064.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Methodology

Thomas Berger, Aren Borgdorff, Sylvain Crochet, Florian B. Neubauer, Sandrine Lefort, Bruno Fauvet, Isabelle Ferezou, Alan Carleton, Hans-Rudolf Lüscher, and Carl C. H. Petersen

Combined Voltage and Calcium Epifluorescence Imaging In Vitro and In Vivo Reveals Subthreshold and Suprathreshold Dynamics of Mouse Barrel Cortex
J Neurophysiol 97: 3751-3762, 2007. First published March 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01178.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure and Movies]  

Byron M. Yu, Caleb Kemere, Gopal Santhanam, Afsheen Afshar, Stephen I. Ryu, Teresa H. Meng, Maneesh Sahani, and Krishna V. Shenoy

Mixture of Trajectory Models for Neural Decoding of Goal-Directed Movements
J Neurophysiol 97: 3763-3780, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00482.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian Nauhaus and Dario L. Ringach

Precise Alignment of Micromachined Electrode Arrays With V1 Functional Maps
J Neurophysiol 97: 3781-3789, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00120.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports

Sherwin C. Lee and Andrew T. Ishida

I_h Without K_ir in Adult Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells
J Neurophysiol 97: 3790-3799, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01241.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William E. DeCoteau, Catherine Thorn, Daniel J. Gibson, Richard Courtemanche, Partha Mitra, Yasuo Kubota, and Ann M. Graybiel

Oscillations of Local Field Potentials in the Rat Dorsal Striatum During Spontaneous and Instructed Behaviors
J Neurophysiol 97: 3800-3805, 2007. First published February 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00108.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

Rebekah L. Fleming, Wilkie A. Wilson, and H. Scott Swartzwelder

Magnitude and Ethanol Sensitivity of Tonic GABA_A Receptor-Mediated Inhibition in Dentate Gyrus Changes From Adolescence to Adulthood
J Neurophysiol 97: 3806-3811, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00101.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jethro Jones, Elizabeth A. Stubblefield, Timothy A. Benke, and Kevin J. Staley

Desynchronization of Glutamate Release Prolongs Synchronous CA3 Network Activity
J Neurophysiol 97: 3812-3818, 2007. First published March 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01310.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Higley and Diego Contreras

Frequency Adaptation Modulates Spatial Integration of Sensory Responses in the Rat Whisker System
J Neurophysiol 97: 3819-3824, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00098.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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