J. Neurophysiol. -- Table of Contents (February 2008, 99, (2))

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William J. Martin: Currying Favor With Central Inhibitory Circuits. Focus on: "Effects of TRPA1 Agonists Mustard Oil and Cinnamaldehyde on Lumbar Wide-Dynamic Range Neuronal Responses to Innocuous and Noxious Cutaneous Stimuli in Rats"
J Neurophysiol 99: 409-410, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01197.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

William Guido: A Shout Out to Immature Synapses. Focus on "Different Roles for AMPA and NMDA Receptors in Transmission at the Immature Retinogeniculate Synapse"
J Neurophysiol 99: 411-412, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01288.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

Justus V. Verhagen and Donald B. Katz: More Time to Taste. Focus on "Variability in Responses and Temporal Coding of Tastants of Similar Quality in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract of the Rat"
J Neurophysiol 99: 413-414, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01285.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

Articles

Austin W. Merrill, Jason M. Cuellar, Justin H. Judd, Mirela Iodi Carstens, and E. Carstens: Effects of TRPA1 Agonists Mustard Oil and Cinnamaldehyde on Lumbar Spinal Wide-Dynamic Range Neuronal Responses to Innocuous and Noxious Cutaneous Stimuli in Rats
J Neurophysiol 99: 415-425, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00883.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jun-Hyeong Cho and Candice C. Askwith: Presynaptic Release Probability Is Increased in Hippocampal Neurons From ASIC1 Knockout Mice
J Neurophysiol 99: 426-441, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00940.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sankari Ramanathan, Tatiana Tkatch, Jeremy F. Atherton, Charles J. Wilson, and Mark D. Bevan: D₂-Like Dopamine Receptors Modulate SK_Ca Channel Function in Subthalamic Nucleus Neurons Through Inhibition of Ca_v2.2 Channels
J Neurophysiol 99: 442-459, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00998.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Sean P. MacEvoy, Timothy D. Hanks, and Michael A. Paradiso: Macaque V1 Activity During Natural Vision: Effects of Natural Scenes and Saccades
J Neurophysiol 99: 460-472, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00612.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sophia Erimaki and Constantinos N. Christakos: Coherent Motor Unit Rhythms in the 6–10 Hz Range During Time-Varying Voluntary Muscle Contractions: Neural Mechanism and Relation to Rhythmical Motor Control
J Neurophysiol 99: 473-483, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00341.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Keri L. Page, Jure Zakotnik, Volker Dürr, and Thomas Matheson: Motor Control of Aimed Limb Movements in an Insect
J Neurophysiol 99: 484-499, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00922.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wei Zhang, John P. Scholz, Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky, and Mark L. Latash: What Do Synergies Do? Effects of Secondary Constraints on Multidigit Synergies in Accurate Force-Production Tasks
J Neurophysiol 99: 500-513, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01029.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jian Hua Yang, Long Hua Li, Seung Yub Shin, Sora Lee, So Yeong Lee, Seong Kyu Han, and Pan Dong Ryu: Adrenalectomy Potentiates Noradrenergic Suppression of GABAergic Transmission in Parvocellular Neurosecretory Neurons of Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus
J Neurophysiol 99: 514-523, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00568.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexander Z. Harris and Diana L. Pettit: Recruiting Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Augments Synaptic Signaling
J Neurophysiol 99: 524-533, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01169.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Mitchell L. Day, Brent Doiron, and John Rinzel: Subthreshold K⁺ Channel Dynamics Interact With Stimulus Spectrum to Influence Temporal Coding in an Auditory Brain Stem Model
J Neurophysiol 99: 534-544, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00326.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D. Kourtis, H. F. Kwok, N. Roach, A. M. Wing, and P. Praamstra: Maintaining Grip: Anticipatory and Reactive EEG Responses to Load Perturbations
J Neurophysiol 99: 545-553, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01112.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Morgan Lévénez, S. Jayne Garland, Malgorzata Klass, and Jacques Duchateau: Cortical and Spinal Modulation of Antagonist Coactivation During a Submaximal Fatiguing Contraction in Humans
J Neurophysiol 99: 554-563, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00963.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. Suppa, M. Bologna, F. Gilio, C. Lorenzano, J. C. Rothwell, and A. Berardelli: Preconditioning Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Premotor Cortex Can Reduce But Not Enhance Short-Term Facilitation of Primary Motor Cortex
J Neurophysiol 99: 564-570, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00753.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tuan V. Bui, Giovanbattista Grande, and P. Ken Rose: Multiple Modes of Amplification of Synaptic Inhibition to Motoneurons by Persistent Inward Currents
J Neurophysiol 99: 571-582, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00717.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tuan V. Bui, Giovanbattista Grande, and P. Ken Rose: Relative Location of Inhibitory Synapses and Persistent Inward Currents Determines the Magnitude and Mode of Synaptic Amplification in Motoneurons
J Neurophysiol 99: 583-594, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00718.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ely Rabin, Paul DiZio, Joel Ventura, and James R. Lackner: Influences of Arm Proprioception and Degrees of Freedom on Postural Control With Light Touch Feedback
J Neurophysiol 99: 595-604, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00504.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brian D. Burrell and Kevin M. Crisp: Serotonergic Modulation of Afterhyperpolarization in a Neuron That Contributes to Learning in the Leech
J Neurophysiol 99: 605-616, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00989.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitor Pinto, Victor A. Derkach, and Boris V. Safronov: Role of TTX-Sensitive and TTX-Resistant Sodium Channels in A ${delta}$ - and C-Fiber Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
J Neurophysiol 99: 617-628, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00944.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xiaojin Liu and Chinfei Chen: Different Roles for AMPA and NMDA Receptors in Transmission at the Immature Retinogeniculate Synapse
J Neurophysiol 99: 629-643, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01171.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Andre T. Roussin, Jonathan D. Victor, Jen-Yung Chen, and Patricia M. Di Lorenzo: Variability in Responses and Temporal Coding of Tastants of Similar Quality in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract of the Rat
J Neurophysiol 99: 644-655, 2008. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00920.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Laurent Badel, Sandrine Lefort, Romain Brette, Carl C. H. Petersen, Wulfram Gerstner, and Magnus J. E. Richardson: Dynamic I-V Curves Are Reliable Predictors of Naturalistic Pyramidal-Neuron Voltage Traces
J Neurophysiol 99: 656-666, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01107.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Midori Sakura, Dimitrios Lambrinos, and Thomas Labhart: Polarized Skylight Navigation in Insects: Model and Electrophysiology of e-Vector Coding by Neurons in the Central Complex
J Neurophysiol 99: 667-682, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00784.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

Matthew E. Larkum, Shigeo Watanabe, Nechama Lasser-Ross, Paul Rhodes, and William N. Ross: Dendritic Properties of Turtle Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 99: 683-694, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01076.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Eiichi Naito, Filip Scheperjans, Simon B. Eickhoff, Katrin Amunts, Per E. Roland, Karl Zilles, and H. Henrik Ehrsson: Human Superior Parietal Lobule Is Involved in Somatic Perception of Bimanual Interaction With an External Object
J Neurophysiol 99: 695-703, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00529.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nathan C. Rowland and Dieter Jaeger: Responses to Tactile Stimulation in Deep Cerebellar Nucleus Neurons Result From Recurrent Activation in Multiple Pathways
J Neurophysiol 99: 704-717, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01100.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. Li, J. Xue, and E. H. Peterson: Architecture of the Mouse Utricle: Macular Organization and Hair Bundle Heights
J Neurophysiol 99: 718-733, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00831.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Glenn C. Turner, Maxim Bazhenov, and Gilles Laurent: Olfactory Representations by Drosophila Mushroom Body Neurons
J Neurophysiol 99: 734-746, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01283.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiromitsu Tabata, Kenichiro Miura, and Kenji Kawano: Trial-by-Trial Updating of the Gain in Preparation for Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement Based on Past Experience in Humans
J Neurophysiol 99: 747-758, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00714.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erik E. Emeric, Joshua W. Brown, Melanie Leslie, Pierre Pouget, Veit Stuphorn, and Jeffrey D. Schall: Performance Monitoring Local Field Potentials in the Medial Frontal Cortex of Primates: Anterior Cingulate Cortex
J Neurophysiol 99: 759-772, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00896.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yumi Murata, Noriyuki Higo, Takao Oishi, Akiko Yamashita, Keiji Matsuda, Motoharu Hayashi, and Shigeru Yamane: Effects of Motor Training on the Recovery of Manual Dexterity After Primary Motor Cortex Lesion in Macaque Monkeys
J Neurophysiol 99: 773-786, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01001.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J. Berwick, D. Johnston, M. Jones, J. Martindale, C. Martin, A. J. Kennerley, P. Redgrave, and J.E.W. Mayhew: Fine Detail of Neurovascular Coupling Revealed by Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Hemodynamic Response to Single Whisker Stimulation in Rat Barrel Cortex
J Neurophysiol 99: 787-798, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00658.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures, Tables, and Videos]

Haley E. Speed and Lynn E. Dobrunz: Developmental Decrease in Short-Term Facilitation at Schaffer Collateral Synapses in Hippocampus Is mGluR1 Sensitive
J Neurophysiol 99: 799-813, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00625.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Itay Hurwitz, Amit Ophir, Alon Korngreen, John Koester, and Abraham J. Susswein: Currents Contributing to Decision Making in Neurons B31/B32 of Aplysia
J Neurophysiol 99: 814-830, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00972.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

G. R. Barnes and C. J. S. Collins: The Influence of Briefly Presented Randomized Target Motion on the Extraretinal Component of Ocular Pursuit
J Neurophysiol 99: 831-842, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01033.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

T. Bhatt and Y.-C. Pai: Can Observational Training Substitute Motor Training in Preventing Backward Balance Loss After an Unexpected Slip During Walking?
J Neurophysiol 99: 843-852, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00720.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Asim Haque, Mridha Zakir, and J. David Dickman: Recovery of Gaze Stability During Vestibular Regeneration
J Neurophysiol 99: 853-865, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01038.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard D. Lane, Charles P. Pluto, Cynthia L. Kenmuir, Nicolas L. Chiaia, and Richard D. Mooney: Does Reorganization in the Cuneate Nucleus Following Neonatal Forelimb Amputation Influence Development of Anomalous Circuits Within the Somatosensory Cortex?
J Neurophysiol 99: 866-875, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00867.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Syed A. Chowdhury, Daniel L. Christiansen, Michael L. Morgan, and Gregory C. DeAngelis: Effect of Vertical Disparities on Depth Representation in Macaque Monkeys: MT Physiology and Behavior
J Neurophysiol 99: 876-887, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00732.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kurt P. Schall, Jon Kerber, and Clayton T. Dickson: Rhythmic Constraints on Hippocampal Processing: State and Phase-Related Fluctuations of Synaptic Excitability During Theta and the Slow Oscillation
J Neurophysiol 99: 888-899, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00915.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Angelina Y. Fong and Jeffrey T. Potts: Neurokinin-1 Receptors Modulate the Excitability of Expiratory Neurons in the Ventral Respiratory Group
J Neurophysiol 99: 900-914, 2008. First published December 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00864.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. De Vrijer, W. P. Medendorp, and J.A.M. Van Gisbergen: Shared Computational Mechanism for Tilt Compensation Accounts for Biased Verticality Percepts in Motion and Pattern Vision
J Neurophysiol 99: 915-930, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00921.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tiny Boumans, Clémentine Vignal, Alain Smolders, Jan Sijbers, Marleen Verhoye, Johan Van Audekerke, Nicolas Mathevon, and Annemie Van der Linden: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Zebra Finch Discerns the Neural Substrate Involved in Segregation of Conspecific Song From Background Noise
J Neurophysiol 99: 931-938, 2008. First published September 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00483.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hugo Merchant, Wilbert Zarco, and Luis Prado: Do We Have a Common Mechanism for Measuring Time in the Hundreds of Millisecond Range? Evidence From Multiple-Interval Timing Tasks
J Neurophysiol 99: 939-949, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01225.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yoshifumi Ueta, Ryo Yamamoto, Shigeki Sugiura, Kaoru Inokuchi, and Nobuo Kato: Homer 1a Suppresses Neocortex Long-Term Depression in a Cortical Layer-Specific Manner
J Neurophysiol 99: 950-957, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01101.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lutz Liebmann, Henk Karst, Kyriaki Sidiropoulou, Neeltje van Gemert, Onno C. Meijer, Panayiota Poirazi, and Marian Joëls: Differential Effects of Corticosterone on the Slow Afterhyperpolarization in the Basolateral Amygdala and CA1 Region: Possible Role of Calcium Channel Subunits
J Neurophysiol 99: 958-968, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01137.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

V. V. Vyazovskiy and I. Tobler: Handedness Leads to Interhemispheric EEG Asymmetry During Sleep in the Rat
J Neurophysiol 99: 969-975, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01154.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vasu Sheeba, Huaiyu Gu, Vijay K. Sharma, Diane K. O'Dowd, and Todd C. Holmes: Circadian- and Light-Dependent Regulation of Resting Membrane Potential and Spontaneous Action Potential Firing of Drosophila Circadian Pacemaker Neurons
J Neurophysiol 99: 976-988, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00930.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alain Frigon and Serge Rossignol: Short-Latency Crossed Inhibitory Responses in Extensor Muscles During Locomotion in the Cat
J Neurophysiol 99: 989-998, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01274.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bernard Hsiao, Karla B. Mihalak, Karl L. Magleby, and Charles W. Luetje: Zinc Potentiates Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors by Increasing Burst Duration
J Neurophysiol 99: 999-1007, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01040.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tamara J. Dartnall, Michael A. Nordstrom, and John G. Semmler: Motor Unit Synchronization Is Increased in Biceps Brachii After Exercise-Induced Damage to Elbow Flexor Muscles
J Neurophysiol 99: 1008-1019, 2008. First published January 2, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.00686.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Innovative Methodology

Magnus J. E. Richardson and Gilad Silberberg: Measurement and Analysis of Postsynaptic Potentials Using a Novel Voltage-Deconvolution Method
J Neurophysiol 99: 1020-1031, 2008. First published November 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00942.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reports

Torrence D. J. Welch and Lena H. Ting: A Feedback Model Reproduces Muscle Activity During Human Postural Responses to Support-Surface Translations
J Neurophysiol 99: 1032-1038, 2008. First published December 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.01110.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor

V. Dietz: Studies on the Spastic Rat: An Adequate Model for Human Spastic Movement Disorder?
J Neurophysiol 99: 1039-1040, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01262.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

D. J. Bennett: Demystifying Spasticity: Reply to Dietz
J Neurophysiol 99: 1041-1043, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01279.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

Lea Ziskind-Conhaim and Christopher A. Hinckley: Hb9 Versus Type 2 Interneurons
J Neurophysiol 99: 1044-1046, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01163.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jennifer M. Wilson, Anna I. Cowan, and Robert M. Brownstone: Hb9 Interneurons: Reply to Ziskind-Conhaim and Hinckley
J Neurophysiol 99: 1047-1049, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01291.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

Corrigenda

: Corrigendum
J Neurophysiol 99: 1050-1050, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.08689.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]

Cover

Cover: Error-related local field potentials recorded from anterior cingulate cortex of macaque monkeys performing a saccade stop signal task. Circles mark the peak negativity, and triangles mark the peak positivity following the saccade on individual trials. This signal corresponds to the error-related negativity recorded from humans. For details see Emeric EE, Brown JW, Leslie MW, Pouget P, Stuphorn V, and Schall JD. Performance Monitoring Local Field Potentials in the Medial Frontal Cortex of Primates: Anterior Cingulate Cortex. J Neurophysiol 99: 759-772, 2008. First published December 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00896.2006.