Editorial Focus

Paul Fuchs

Why Do Hair Cells Have Ribbons? Focus on "Synaptic Ribbon Enables Temporal Precision of Hair Cell Afferent Synapse by Increasing the Number of Readily Releasable Vesicles: A Modeling Study"
J Neurophysiol 100: 1695-1696, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90838.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andre T. Roussin and Patricia M. Di Lorenzo

Oh, How Sweet It Is. Focus on "Altered Pontine Processing in a Rat Model of Obesity"
J Neurophysiol 100: 1697-1698, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90823.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

M. A. Pastor, C. Vidaurre, M. A. Fernández-Seara, A. Villanueva, and K. J. Friston

Frequency-Specific Coupling in the Cortico-Cerebellar Auditory System
J Neurophysiol 100: 1699-1705, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01156.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Javeria A. Hashmi and Karen D. Davis

Effect of Static and Dynamic Heat Pain Stimulus Profiles on the Temporal Dynamics and Interdependence of Pain Qualities, Intensity, and Affect
J Neurophysiol 100: 1706-1715, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90500.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca Mongeon, Michelle R. Gleason, Mark A. Masino, Joseph R. Fetcho, Gail Mandel, Paul Brehm, and Julia E. Dallman

Synaptic Homeostasis in a Zebrafish Glial Glycine Transporter Mutant
J Neurophysiol 100: 1716-1723, 2008. First published August 20, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90596.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John H. Wittig, Jr and Thomas D. Parsons

Synaptic Ribbon Enables Temporal Precision of Hair Cell Afferent Synapse by Increasing the Number of Readily Releasable Vesicles: A Modeling Study
J Neurophysiol 100: 1724-1739, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90322.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Videos]  

Dongyang Zhang, Abraham Z. Snyder, Michael D. Fox, Mark W. Sansbury, Joshua S. Shimony, and Marcus E. Raichle

Intrinsic Functional Relations Between Human Cerebral Cortex and Thalamus
J Neurophysiol 100: 1740-1748, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90463.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Lauren S. Segers, Sarah C. Nuding, Thomas E. Dick, Roger Shannon, David M. Baekey, Irene C. Solomon, Kendall F. Morris, and Bruce G. Lindsey

Functional Connectivity in the Pontomedullary Respiratory Network
J Neurophysiol 100: 1749-1769, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90414.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. A. Rybak, R. O'Connor, A. Ross, N. A. Shevtsova, S. C. Nuding, L. S. Segers, R. Shannon, T. E. Dick, W. L. Dunin-Barkowski, J. M. Orem, I. C. Solomon, K. F. Morris, and B. G. Lindsey

Reconfiguration of the Pontomedullary Respiratory Network: A Computational Modeling Study With Coordinated In Vivo Experiments
J Neurophysiol 100: 1770-1799, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90416.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey D. Meier, Tyson N. Aflalo, Sabine Kastner, and Michael S. A. Graziano

Complex Organization of Human Primary Motor Cortex: A High-Resolution fMRI Study
J Neurophysiol 100: 1800-1812, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90531.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark F. Walker, Jing Tian, Xiaoyan Shan, Rafael J. Tamargo, Howard Ying, and David S. Zee

Lesions of the Cerebellar Nodulus and Uvula Impair Downward Pursuit
J Neurophysiol 100: 1813-1823, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01193.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peng Zhang, Chun Yang, and Rona J. Delay

Urine Stimulation Activates BK Channels in Mouse Vomeronasal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 100: 1824-1834, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90555.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jinhyun Kim, Marcela S. Nadal, Ann M. Clemens, Matthew Baron, Sung-Cherl Jung, Yoshio Misumi, Bernardo Rudy, and Dax A. Hoffman

Kv4 Accessory Protein DPPX (DPP6) is a Critical Regulator of Membrane Excitability in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 100: 1835-1847, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90261.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Sigrid M. C. I. van Wetter and A. John van Opstal

Perisaccadic Mislocalization of Visual Targets by Head-Free Gaze Shifts: Visual or Motor?
J Neurophysiol 100: 1848-1867, 2008. First published April 24, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90276.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramnarayan Ramachandran and Stephen G. Lisberger

Neural Substrate of Modified and Unmodified Pathways for Learning in Monkey Vestibuloocular Reflex
J Neurophysiol 100: 1868-1878, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90498.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maik C. Stüttgen, Stephanie Kullmann, and Cornelius Schwarz

Responses of Rat Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons to Longitudinal Whisker Stimulation
J Neurophysiol 100: 1879-1884, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90511.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shiro Nakamura, Tomio Inoue, Kan Nakajima, Masayuki Moritani, Kiyomi Nakayama, Kenichi Tokita, Atsushi Yoshida, and Kohtaro Maki

Synaptic Transmission From the Supratrigeminal Region to Jaw-Closing and Jaw-Opening Motoneurons in Developing Rats
J Neurophysiol 100: 1885-1896, 2008. First published August 27, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01145.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wendy W. Wu, C. Savio Chan, D. James Surmeier, and John F. Disterhoft

Coupling of L-Type Ca²⁺ Channels to K_V7/KCNQ Channels Creates a Novel, Activity-Dependent, Homeostatic Intrinsic Plasticity
J Neurophysiol 100: 1897-1908, 2008. First published August 20, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90346.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pratap Kumar and Ora Ohana

Inter- and Intralaminar Subcircuits of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons in Layer 6a of the Rat Barrel Cortex
J Neurophysiol 100: 1909-1922, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90684.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Patrick Mayo and Marc A. Sommer

Neuronal Adaptation Caused by Sequential Visual Stimulation in the Frontal Eye Field
J Neurophysiol 100: 1923-1935, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90549.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacqueline de Marchena, Adam C. Roberts, Paul G. Middlebrooks, Vera Valakh, Koji Yashiro, Lindsey R. Wilfley, and Benjamin D. Philpot

NMDA Receptor Antagonists Reveal Age-Dependent Differences in the Properties of Visual Cortical Plasticity
J Neurophysiol 100: 1936-1948, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90290.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robijanto Soetedjo, Yoshiko Kojima, and Albert F. Fuchs

Complex Spike Activity in the Oculomotor Vermis of the Cerebellum: A Vectorial Error Signal for Saccade Motor Learning?
J Neurophysiol 100: 1949-1966, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90526.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marion R. Van Horn and Kathleen E. Cullen

Dynamic Coding of Vertical Facilitated Vergence by Premotor Saccadic Burst Neurons
J Neurophysiol 100: 1967-1982, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90580.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aundrea F. Bartley, Z. Josh Huang, Kimberly M. Huber, and Jay R. Gibson

Differential Activity-Dependent, Homeostatic Plasticity of Two Neocortical Inhibitory Circuits
J Neurophysiol 100: 1983-1994, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90635.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Tables]  

Meng Wang, Hua Wen, and Paul Brehm

Function of Neuromuscular Synapses in the Zebrafish Choline-Acetyltransferase Mutant bajan
J Neurophysiol 100: 1995-2004, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90517.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Vesia, Xiaogang Yan, Denise Y. Henriques, Lauren E. Sergio, and J. D. Crawford

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over Human Dorsal–Lateral Posterior Parietal Cortex Disrupts Integration of Hand Position Signals Into the Reach Plan
J Neurophysiol 100: 2005-2014, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90519.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

Julie E. Miller, Elizabeth Spiteri, Michael C. Condro, Ryan T. Dosumu-Johnson, Daniel H. Geschwind, and Stephanie A. White

Birdsong Decreases Protein Levels of FoxP2, a Molecule Required for Human Speech
J Neurophysiol 100: 2015-2025, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90415.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steve Davidson, Xijing Zhang, Sergey G. Khasabov, Donald A. Simone, and Glenn J. Giesler, Jr.

Termination Zones of Functionally Characterized Spinothalamic Tract Neurons Within the Primate Posterior Thalamus
J Neurophysiol 100: 2026-2037, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90810.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evelyn Eger, Christian A. Kell, and Andreas Kleinschmidt

Graded Size Sensitivity of Object-Exemplar–Evoked Activity Patterns Within Human LOC Subregions
J Neurophysiol 100: 2038-2047, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90305.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

En Hong, Fatma Gurel Kazanci, and Astrid A. Prinz

Different Roles of Related Currents in Fast and Slow Spiking of Model Neurons From Two Phyla
J Neurophysiol 100: 2048-2061, 2008. First published August 20, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90567.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara Namer, Richard Carr, Lisa M. Johanek, Martin Schmelz, Hermann O. Handwerker, and Matthias Ringkamp

Separate Peripheral Pathways for Pruritus in Man
J Neurophysiol 100: 2062-2069, 2008. First published June 18, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90482.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ennio Iezzi, Antonella Conte, Antonio Suppa, Rocco Agostino, Loredana Dinapoli, Alessandra Scontrini, and Alfredo Berardelli

Phasic Voluntary Movements Reverse the Aftereffects of Subsequent Theta-Burst Stimulation in Humans
J Neurophysiol 100: 2070-2076, 2008. First published August 27, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90521.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hain-Ann Hsueh, Alyosha Molnar, and Frank S. Werblin

Amacrine-to-Amacrine Cell Inhibition in the Rabbit Retina
J Neurophysiol 100: 2077-2088, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90417.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ChiHye Chung, Ferenc Deák, and Ege T. Kavalali

Molecular Substrates Mediating Lanthanide-Evoked Neurotransmitter Release in Central Synapses
J Neurophysiol 100: 2089-2100, 2008. First published August 20, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90404.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Areh Mikulic and Michael C. Dorris

Temporal and Spatial Allocation of Motor Preparation During a Mixed-Strategy Game
J Neurophysiol 100: 2101-2108, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90703.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynley V. Roberts, Cathy M. Stinear, Gwyn N. Lewis, and Winston D. Byblow

Task-Dependent Modulation of Propriospinal Inputs to Human Shoulder
J Neurophysiol 100: 2109-2114, 2008. First published August 20, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90786.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian Rodriguez-Contreras, Ping Lv, Jun Zhu, Hyo Jeong Kim, and Ebenezer N. Yamoah

Effects of Strontium on the Permeation and Gating Phenotype of Calcium Channels in Hair Cells
J Neurophysiol 100: 2115-2124, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90473.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ricardo H. Pineda, Christopher S. Knoeckel, Alison D. Taylor, Adriana Estrada-Bernal, and Angeles B. Ribera

Kv1 Potassium Channel Complexes In Vivo Require Kvβ2 Subunits in Dorsal Spinal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 100: 2125-2136, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90667.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harald Tichy, Harald Fischer, and Ewald Gingl

Adaptation as a Mechanism for Gain Control in an Insect Thermoreceptor
J Neurophysiol 100: 2137-2144, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90514.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Kovacs and Andras Hajnal

Altered Pontine Taste Processing in a Rat Model of Obesity
J Neurophysiol 100: 2145-2157, 2008. First published June 11, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01359.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. W. Boonstra, M. Roerdink, A. Daffertshofer, B. van Vugt, G. van Werven, and P. J. Beek

Low-Alcohol Doses Reduce Common 10- to 15-Hz Input to Bilateral Leg Muscles During Quiet Standing
J Neurophysiol 100: 2158-2164, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90474.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sven Schrader, Sonja Grün, Markus Diesmann, and George L. Gerstein

Detecting Synfire Chain Activity Using Massively Parallel Spike Train Recording
J Neurophysiol 100: 2165-2176, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01245.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyle Hacker and Kathryn F. Medler

Mitochondrial Calcium Buffering Contributes to the Maintenance of Basal Calcium Levels in Mouse Taste Cells
J Neurophysiol 100: 2177-2191, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90534.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinichi Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Chihara, Yukari Komuta, Ken Ito, and Yoshinori Sahara

Low-Voltage-Activated Potassium Channels Underlie the Regulation of Intrinsic Firing Properties of Rat Vestibular Ganglion Cells
J Neurophysiol 100: 2192-2204, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01240.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin R. Miller, Adam G. Walker, Anand S. Shah, Scott J. Barton, and George V. Rebec

Dysregulated Information Processing by Medium Spiny Neurons in Striatum of Freely Behaving Mouse Models of Huntington's Disease
J Neurophysiol 100: 2205-2216, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90606.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian S. Blais, Mikhail Y. Frenkel, Scott R. Kuindersma, Rahmat Muhammad, Harel Z. Shouval, Leon N Cooper, and Mark F. Bear

Recovery From Monocular Deprivation Using Binocular Deprivation
J Neurophysiol 100: 2217-2224, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90411.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristin E. Musselman and Jaynie F. Yang

Interlimb Coordination in Rhythmic Leg Movements: Spontaneous and Training-Induced Manifestations in Human Infants
J Neurophysiol 100: 2225-2234, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90532.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bénédicte Schepens, Paul Stapley, and Trevor Drew

Neurons in the Pontomedullary Reticular Formation Signal Posture and Movement Both as an Integrated Behavior and Independently
J Neurophysiol 100: 2235-2253, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01381.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lea Ziskind-Conhaim, Linying Wu, and Eric P. Wiesner

Persistent Sodium Current Contributes to Induced Voltage Oscillations in Locomotor-Related Hb9 Interneurons in the Mouse Spinal Cord
J Neurophysiol 100: 2254-2264, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90437.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. A. Kohlmeier, S. Watanabe, C. J. Tyler, S. Burlet, and C. S. Leonard

Dual Orexin Actions on Dorsal Raphe and Laterodorsal Tegmentum Neurons: Noisy Cation Current Activation and Selective Enhancement of Ca²⁺ Transients Mediated by L-Type Calcium Channels
J Neurophysiol 100: 2265-2281, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01388.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. D. Greenspan, S. Ohara, P. Franaszczuk, D. S. Veldhuijzen, and F. A. Lenz

Cold Stimuli Evoke Potentials That Can Be Recorded Directly From Parasylvian Cortex in Humans
J Neurophysiol 100: 2282-2286, 2008. First published June 25, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90564.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liping Nie, Jun Zhu, Michael Anne Gratton, Amy Liao, Karen J. Mu, Wolfgang Nonner, Guy P. Richardson, and Ebenezer N. Yamoah

Molecular Identity and Functional Properties of a Novel T-Type Ca²⁺ Channel Cloned From the Sensory Epithelia of the Mouse Inner Ear
J Neurophysiol 100: 2287-2299, 2008. First published August 27, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90707.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darryl T. Hamamoto, Sergey G. Khasabov, David M. Cain, and Donald A. Simone

Tumor-Evoked Sensitization of C Nociceptors: A Role for Endothelin
J Neurophysiol 100: 2300-2311, 2008. First published August 6, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.01337.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myles Mc Laughlin, Joelle Nsimire Chabwine, Marcel van der Heijden, and Philip X. Joris

Comparison of Bandwidths in the Inferior Colliculus and the Auditory Nerve. II: Measurement Using a Temporally Manipulated Stimulus
J Neurophysiol 100: 2312-2327, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90252.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Z. Wetmore, Eran A. Mukamel, and Mark J. Schnitzer

Lock-and-Key Mechanisms of Cerebellar Memory Recall Based on Rebound Currents
J Neurophysiol 100: 2328-2347, 2008. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/jn.00344.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Videos]  

N. V. Povysheva, A. V. Zaitsev, D. C. Rotaru, G. Gonzalez-Burgos, D. A. Lewis, and L. S. Krimer

Parvalbumin-Positive Basket Interneurons in Monkey and Rat Prefrontal Cortex
J Neurophysiol 100: 2348-2360, 2008. First published July 16, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90396.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Royeck, Marie-Therese Horstmann, Stefan Remy, Margit Reitze, Yoel Yaari, and Heinz Beck

Role of Axonal Na_V1.6 Sodium Channels in Action Potential Initiation of CA1 Pyramidal Neurons
J Neurophysiol 100: 2361-2380, 2008. First published July 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90332.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

John P. Agapiou and David McAlpine

Low-Frequency Envelope Sensitivity Produces Asymmetric Binaural Tuning Curves
J Neurophysiol 100: 2381-2396, 2008. First published August 27, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90393.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saritha M. Radhakrishnan, Stuart N. Baker, and Andrew Jackson

Learning a Novel Myoelectric-Controlled Interface Task
J Neurophysiol 100: 2397-2408, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90614.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can Ozan Tan and Daniel Bullock

A Dopamine–Acetylcholine Cascade: Simulating Learned and Lesion-Induced Behavior of Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons
J Neurophysiol 100: 2409-2421, 2008. First published August 20, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90486.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Methodology

Bradley E. Losavio, Yong Liang, Alberto Santamaría-Pang, Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, Costa M. Colbert, and Peter Saggau

Live Neuron Morphology Automatically Reconstructed From Multiphoton and Confocal Imaging Data
J Neurophysiol 100: 2422-2429, 2008. First published August 13, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90627.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Yamamoto and Matthew A. Wilson

Large-Scale Chronically Implantable Precision Motorized Microdrive Array for Freely Behaving Animals
J Neurophysiol 100: 2430-2440, 2008. First published July 30, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.90687.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Detecting Neural-State Transitions Using Hidden Markov Models for Motor Cortical Prostheses
J Neurophysiol 100: 2441-2452, 2008. First published July 9, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.00924.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrigenda

Corrigendum
J Neurophysiol 100: 2453-2453, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.z9k-9150-corr.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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