Editorial Focus

Christine Köppl

Spontaneous Generation in Early Sensory Development. Focus on "Spontaneous Discharge Patterns in Cochlear Spiral Ganglion Cells Before the Onset of Hearing in Cats"
J Neurophysiol 98: 1843-1844, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00844.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ray D. de Leon

Could Neurotrophins Replace Treadmill Training as Locomotor Therapy Following Spinal Cord Injury? Focus on "Neurotrophic Factors Promote and Enhance Locomotor Recovery in Untrained Spinalized Cats"
J Neurophysiol 98: 1845-1846, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00861.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veit Stuphorn

New Functions for an Old Structure: Superior Colliculus and Head-Only Movements. Focus on "The Role of Primate Superior Colliculus in the Control of Head Movements"
J Neurophysiol 98: 1847-1848, 2007. First published June 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00665.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

Portia A. McCoy and Lori L. McMahon

Muscarinic Receptor–Dependent Long-Term Depression in Rat Visual Cortex Is PKC Independent but Requires ERK1/2 Activation and Protein Synthesis
J Neurophysiol 98: 1862-1870, 2007. First published July 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00510.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcelo A. Montemurro, Stefano Panzeri, Miguel Maravall, Andrea Alenda, Michael R. Bale, Marco Brambilla, and Rasmus S. Petersen

Role of Precise Spike Timing in Coding of Dynamic Vibrissa Stimuli in Somatosensory Thalamus
J Neurophysiol 98: 1871-1882, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00593.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthijs A. A. van der Meer, James J. Knierim, D. Yoganarasimha, Emma R. Wood, and Mark C. W. van Rossum

Anticipation in the Rodent Head Direction System Can Be Explained by an Interaction of Head Movements and Vestibular Firing Properties
J Neurophysiol 98: 1883-1897, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00233.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy A. Jones, Patricia A. Leake, Russell L. Snyder, Olga Stakhovskaya, and Ben Bonham

Spontaneous Discharge Patterns in Cochlear Spiral Ganglion Cells Before the Onset of Hearing in Cats
J Neurophysiol 98: 1898-1908, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00472.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Alexander A. Nikonov and John Caprio

Highly Specific Olfactory Receptor Neurons for Types of Amino Acids in the Channel Catfish
J Neurophysiol 98: 1909-1918, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00548.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peggy Mason, Keming Gao, and Jonathan R. Genzen

Serotonergic Raphe Magnus Cell Discharge Reflects Ongoing Autonomic and Respiratory Activities
J Neurophysiol 98: 1919-1927, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00813.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renato Moraes, Fran Allard, and Aftab E. Patla

Validating Determinants for an Alternate Foot Placement Selection Algorithm During Human Locomotion in Cluttered Terrain
J Neurophysiol 98: 1928-1940, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00044.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark N. Wallace, Lucy A. Anderson, and Alan R. Palmer

Phase-Locked Responses to Pure Tones in the Auditory Thalamus
J Neurophysiol 98: 1941-1952, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00697.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sungchil Yang and Albert S. Feng

Heterogeneous Biophysical Properties of Frog Dorsal Medullary Nucleus (Cochlear Nucleus) Neurons
J Neurophysiol 98: 1953-1964, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00427.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Inoue and Akichika Mikami

Top-Down Signal of Retrieved Information From Prefrontal to Inferior Temporal Cortices
J Neurophysiol 98: 1965-1974, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00911.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Sakurai, Robert J. Calin-Jageman, and Paul S. Katz

Potentiation Phase of Spike Timing-Dependent Neuromodulation by a Serotonergic Interneuron Involves an Increase in the Fraction of Transmitter Release
J Neurophysiol 98: 1975-1987, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00702.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vanessa S. Boyce, Maureen Tumolo, Itzhak Fischer, Marion Murray, and Michel A. Lemay

Neurotrophic Factors Promote and Enhance Locomotor Recovery in Untrained Spinalized Cats
J Neurophysiol 98: 1988-1996, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00391.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Quian Quiroga, L. Reddy, C. Koch, and I. Fried

Decoding Visual Inputs From Multiple Neurons in the Human Temporal Lobe
J Neurophysiol 98: 1997-2007, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00125.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Tables]  

Kiyoshi Kurata

Laterality of Movement-Related Activity Reflects Transformation of Coordinates in Ventral Premotor Cortex and Primary Motor Cortex of Monkeys
J Neurophysiol 98: 2008-2021, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00149.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark M. G. Walton, Bernard Bechara, and Neeraj J. Gandhi

Role of the Primate Superior Colliculus in the Control of Head Movements
J Neurophysiol 98: 2022-2037, 2007. First published June 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00258.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ila R. Fiete, Michale S. Fee, and H. Sebastian Seung

Model of Birdsong Learning Based on Gradient Estimation by Dynamic Perturbation of Neural Conductances
J Neurophysiol 98: 2038-2057, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01311.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Media Files]  

Chandran V. Seshagiri and Bertrand Delgutte

Response Properties of Neighboring Neurons in the Auditory Midbrain for Pure-Tone Stimulation: A Tetrode Study
J Neurophysiol 98: 2058-2073, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01317.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. F. Lepora, E. Mavritsaki, J. Porrill, C. H. Yeo, C. Evinger, and P. Dean

Evidence From Retractor Bulbi EMG for Linearized Motor Control of Conditioned Nictitating Membrane Responses
J Neurophysiol 98: 2074-2088, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00210.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean P. MacEvoy and Russell A. Epstein

Position Selectivity in Scene- and Object-Responsive Occipitotemporal Regions
J Neurophysiol 98: 2089-2098, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00438.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satoshi Kojima and Allison J. Doupe

Song Selectivity in the Pallial-Basal Ganglia Song Circuit of Zebra Finches Raised Without Tutor Song Exposure
J Neurophysiol 98: 2099-2109, 2007. First published July 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00916.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie A. McMains, Hilda M. Fehd, Tatiana-Aloi Emmanouil, and Sabine Kastner

Mechanisms of Feature- and Space-Based Attention: Response Modulation and Baseline Increases
J Neurophysiol 98: 2110-2121, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00538.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alain Frigon and Serge Rossignol

Plasticity of Reflexes From the Foot During Locomotion After Denervating Ankle Extensors in Intact Cats
J Neurophysiol 98: 2122-2132, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00490.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lina A. J. Reiss, Sharba Bandyopadhyay, and Eric D. Young

Effects of Stimulus Spectral Contrast on Receptive Fields of Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus Neurons
J Neurophysiol 98: 2133-2143, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01239.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gelsy Torres-Oviedo and Lena H. Ting

Muscle Synergies Characterizing Human Postural Responses
J Neurophysiol 98: 2144-2156, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01360.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuel Díaz-Ríos, Daniel A. Dombeck, Watt W. Webb, and Ronald M. Harris-Warrick

Serotonin Modulates Dendritic Calcium Influx in Commissural Interneurons in the Mouse Spinal Locomotor Network
J Neurophysiol 98: 2157-2167, 2007. First published June 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00430.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer M. Ichida, Lars Schwabe, Paul C. Bressloff, and Alessandra Angelucci

Response Facilitation From the "Suppressive" Receptive Field Surround of Macaque V1 Neurons
J Neurophysiol 98: 2168-2181, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00298.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig A. Atencio, David T. Blake, Fabrizio Strata, Steven W. Cheung, Michael M. Merzenich, and Christoph E. Schreiner

Frequency-Modulation Encoding in the Primary Auditory Cortex of the Awake Owl Monkey
J Neurophysiol 98: 2182-2195, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00394.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claire Martin, Jennifer Beshel, and Leslie M. Kay

An Olfacto-Hippocampal Network Is Dynamically Involved in Odor-Discrimination Learning
J Neurophysiol 98: 2196-2205, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00524.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gilbert R. Case and Vincent P. Ferrera

Coordination of Smooth Pursuit and Saccade Target Selection in Monkeys
J Neurophysiol 98: 2206-2214, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00021.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qing Liu and Robin L. Davis

Regional Specification of Threshold Sensitivity and Response Time in CBA/CaJ Mouse Spiral Ganglion Neurons
J Neurophysiol 98: 2215-2222, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00284.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramsey F. Samara and Scott N. Currie

Crossed Commissural Pathways in the Spinal Hindlimb Enlargement Are Not Necessary for Right–Left Hindlimb Alternation During Turtle Swimming
J Neurophysiol 98: 2223-2231, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00722.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alon Nevet, Genela Morris, Guy Saban, David Arkadir, and Hagai Bergman

Lack of Spike-Count and Spike-Time Correlations in the Substantia Nigra Reticulata Despite Overlap of Neural Responses
J Neurophysiol 98: 2232-2243, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00190.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert P. Bonin, Loren J. Martin, John F. MacDonald, and Beverley A. Orser

5GABA_A Receptors Regulate the Intrinsic Excitability of Mouse Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 98: 2244-2254, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00482.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurent Madelain, Lucie Champrenaut, and Alan Chauvin

Control of Sensorimotor Variability by Consequences
J Neurophysiol 98: 2255-2265, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01286.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

P.H.J.A. Nieuwenhuijzen and J. Duysens

Proactive and Reactive Mechanisms Play a Role in Stepping on Inverting Surfaces During Gait
J Neurophysiol 98: 2266-2273, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01226.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Cataldi, V. Lariccia, V. Marzaioli, A. Cavaccini, G. Curia, D. Viggiano, L.M.T. Canzoniero, G. di Renzo, M. Avoli, and L. Annunziato

Zn²⁺ Slows Down Ca_V3.3 Gating Kinetics: Implications for Thalamocortical Activity
J Neurophysiol 98: 2274-2284, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00889.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Thiel, Martin Greschner, Christian W. Eurich, Josef Ammermüller, and Jutta Kretzberg

Contribution of Individual Retinal Ganglion Cell Responses to Velocity and Acceleration Encoding
J Neurophysiol 98: 2285-2296, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01342.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Woodward Hopf, Miquel Martin, Billy T. Chen, M. Scott Bowers, Maysha M. Mohamedi, and Antonello Bonci

Withdrawal From Intermittent Ethanol Exposure Increases Probability of Burst Firing in VTA Neurons In Vitro
J Neurophysiol 98: 2297-2310, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00824.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osvaldo Ibáñez-Sandoval, Luis Carrillo-Reid, Elvira Galarraga, Dagoberto Tapia, Ernesto Mendoza, Juan C. Gomora, Jorge Aceves, and José Bargas

Bursting in Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Neurons In Vitro: Possible Relevance for Parkinson Disease
J Neurophysiol 98: 2311-2323, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00620.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriano Augusto Cattani, Valérie Delphine Bonfardin, Alfonso Represa, Yehezkel Ben-Ari, and Laurent Aniksztejn

Generation of Slow Network Oscillations in the Developing Rat Hippocampus After Blockade of Glutamate Uptake
J Neurophysiol 98: 2324-2336, 2007. First published July 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00378.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Jonathan B. Fritz, Mounya Elhilali, and Shihab A. Shamma

Adaptive Changes in Cortical Receptive Fields Induced by Attention to Complex Sounds
J Neurophysiol 98: 2337-2346, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00552.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lina Herde, Clemens Forster, Marion Strupf, and Hermann O. Handwerker

Itch Induced by a Novel Method Leads to Limbic Deactivations— A Functional MRI Study
J Neurophysiol 98: 2347-2356, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00475.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirill Ukhanov, Trese Leinders-Zufall, and Frank Zufall

Patch-Clamp Analysis of Gene-Targeted Vomeronasal Neurons Expressing a Defined V1r or V2r Receptor: Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Persistent Firing
J Neurophysiol 98: 2357-2369, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00642.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. M. Wilson, A. I. Cowan, and R. M. Brownstone

Heterogeneous Electrotonic Coupling and Synchronization of Rhythmic Bursting Activity in Mouse Hb9 Interneurons
J Neurophysiol 98: 2370-2381, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00338.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Robert J. Calin-Jageman, Mark J. Tunstall, Brett D. Mensh, Paul S. Katz, and William N. Frost

Parameter Space Analysis Suggests Multi-Site Plasticity Contributes to Motor Pattern Initiation in Tritonia
J Neurophysiol 98: 2382-2398, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00572.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivian M. Ciaramitaro, Giedrius T. Buracas, and Geoffrey M. Boynton

Spatial and Cross-Modal Attention Alter Responses to Unattended Sensory Information in Early Visual and Auditory Human Cortex
J Neurophysiol 98: 2399-2413, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00580.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Violeta Medan, Damián Oliva, and Daniel Tomsic

Characterization of Lobula Giant Neurons Responsive to Visual Stimuli That Elicit Escape Behaviors in the Crab Chasmagnathus
J Neurophysiol 98: 2414-2428, 2007. First published August 22, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00803.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. G. Huang, K. J. S. Griffioen, X. Wang, O. Dergacheva, H. Kamendi, C. Gorini, and D. Mendelowitz

Nicotinic Receptor Activation Occludes Purinergic Control of Central Cardiorespiratory Network Responses to Hypoxia/Hypercapnia
J Neurophysiol 98: 2429-2438, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00448.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Alexander Birdwell, Joseph H. Solomon, Montakan Thajchayapong, Michael A. Taylor, Matthew Cheely, R. Blythe Towal, Jorg Conradt, and Mitra J. Z. Hartmann

Biomechanical Models for Radial Distance Determination by the Rat Vibrissal System
J Neurophysiol 98: 2439-2455, 2007. First published June 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00707.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Translational Physiology

Tanya Onushko and Brian D. Schmit

Reflex Response to Imposed Bilateral Hip Oscillations in Human Spinal Cord Injury
J Neurophysiol 98: 1849-1861, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00461.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Methodology

Lakshminarayan Srinivasan, Uri T. Eden, Sanjoy K. Mitter, and Emery N. Brown

General-Purpose Filter Design for Neural Prosthetic Devices
J Neurophysiol 98: 2456-2475, 2007. First published May 23, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01118.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports

Michelle D. Amaral and Lucas Pozzo-Miller

BDNF Induces Calcium Elevations Associated With I_BDNF, a Nonselective Cationic Current Mediated by TRPC Channels
J Neurophysiol 98: 2476-2482, 2007. First published August 15, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00797.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albertino Bigiani and Valeria Cuoghi

Localization of Amiloride-Sensitive Sodium Current and Voltage-Gated Calcium Currents in Rat Fungiform Taste Cells
J Neurophysiol 98: 2483-2487, 2007. First published August 8, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00716.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin E. Gray, Ann E. Fink, Joshua Sariñana, Bryce Vissel, and Thomas J. O'Dell

Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampal CA1 Region Does Not Require Insertion and Activation of GluR2-Lacking AMPA Receptors
J Neurophysiol 98: 2488-2492, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00473.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor

Mark Melnyk, Michael Faist, and Benedikt Friemert

Reply to Chmielewski and Snyder-Mackler
J Neurophysiol 98: 2493-2493, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00477.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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