Editorial Focus

Michael Brecht

What Makes Whiskers Shake? Focus on "Current Flow in Vibrissa Motor Cortex Can Phase-Lock With Exploratory Rhythmic Whisking in Rat"
J Neurophysiol 92: 1265-1266, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00404.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. McPeek

Strange Things, Moving Things, Wild Animals. Focus on "Neural Correlates of the Automatic and Goal-Driven Biases in Orienting Spatial Attention"
J Neurophysiol 92: 1267-1268, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00408.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

Leah R. Bent, J. Timothy Inglis, and Bradford J. McFadyen

When is Vestibular Information Important During Walking?
J Neurophysiol 92: 1269-1275, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01260.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Remigijus Lape and John A. Dani

Complex Response to Afferent Excitatory Bursts by Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Projection Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1276-1284, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00066.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mikel Lopez De Armentia and Pankaj Sah

Firing Properties and Connectivity of Neurons in the Rat Lateral Central Nucleus of the Amygdala
J Neurophysiol 92: 1285-1294, 2004. First published May 5, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00211.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David McAlpine

Neural Sensitivity to Periodicity in the Inferior Colliculus: Evidence for the Role of Cochlear Distortions
J Neurophysiol 92: 1295-1311, 2004. First published May 5, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00034.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rona Delay and Diego Restrepo

Odorant Responses of Dual Polarity Are Mediated by cAMP in Mouse Olfactory Sensory Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1312-1319, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00140.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stansilav Koulchitsky, Michael J.M. Fischer, Roberto De Col, Philipp M. Schlechtweg, and Karl Messlinger

Biphasic Response to Nitric Oxide of Spinal Trigeminal Neurons With Meningeal Input in Rat–Possible Implications for the Pathophysiology of Headaches
J Neurophysiol 92: 1320-1328, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01210.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Saltiel and Serge Rossignol

Critical Points in the Forelimb Fictive Locomotor Cycle and Motor Coordination: Evidence From the Effects of Tonic Proprioceptive Perturbations in the Cat
J Neurophysiol 92: 1329-1341, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00563.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Saltiel and Serge Rossignol

Critical Points in the Forelimb Fictive Locomotor Cycle and Motor Coordination: Effects of Phasic Retractions and Protractions of the Shoulder in the Cat
J Neurophysiol 92: 1342-1356, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00564.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miho Sugiura and Kenro Kanda

Progress of Age-Related Changes in Properties of Motor Units in the Gastrocnemius Muscle of Rats
J Neurophysiol 92: 1357-1365, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00947.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li-Rong Shao and F. Edward Dudek

Increased Excitatory Synaptic Activity and Local Connectivity of Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Cells in Rats With Kainate-Induced Epilepsy
J Neurophysiol 92: 1366-1373, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00131.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert L. Sainburg and Sydney Y. Schaefer

Interlimb Differences in Control of Movement Extent
J Neurophysiol 92: 1374-1383, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00181.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James F. Einum and James T. Buchanan

Reticulospinal Neurons Receive Direct Spinobulbar Inputs During Locomotor Activity in Lamprey
J Neurophysiol 92: 1384-1390, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00625.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing-Xia Hao, Ron C. Kupers, and Xiao-Jun Xu

Response Characteristics of Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn Neurons in Chronic Allodynic Rats After Spinal Cord Injury
J Neurophysiol 92: 1391-1399, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00121.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Carrie A. Phillips, Martha L. McCurdy, and Thomas M. Hamm

Determination of the Location and Magnitude of Synaptic Conductance Changes in Spinal Motoneurons by Impedance Measurements
J Neurophysiol 92: 1400-1416, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00873.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Martha L. McCurdy, Carrie A. Phillips, Vladimir V. Turkin, and Thomas M. Hamm

Location and Magnitude of Conductance Changes Produced by Renshaw Recurrent Inhibition in Spinal Motoneurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1417-1432, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00874.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitchell G. Maltenfort and Thomas M. Hamm

Estimation of the Electrical Parameters of Spinal Motoneurons Using Impedance Measurements
J Neurophysiol 92: 1433-1444, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00875.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yves Manunta and Jean-Marc Edeline

Noradrenergic Induction of Selective Plasticity in the Frequency Tuning of Auditory Cortex Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1445-1463, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00079.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mengliang Zhang and Kevin D. Alloway

Stimulus-Induced Intercolumnar Synchronization of Neuronal Activity in Rat Barrel Cortex: A Laminar Analysis
J Neurophysiol 92: 1464-1478, 2004. First published March 31, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01272.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niwat Taepavarapruk, Shelly A. McErlane, Angela Chan, Sylvia Chow, Liz Fabian, and Peter J. Soja

State-Dependent GABAergic Inhibition of Sciatic Nerve-Evoked Responses of Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1479-1490, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01108.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tariq N. Allana and Jen-Wei Lin

Relative Distribution of Ca²⁺ Channels at the Crayfish Inhibitory Neuromuscular Junction
J Neurophysiol 92: 1491-1500, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00287.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. R. Barnes and G. D. Paige

Anticipatory VOR Suppression Induced by Visual and Nonvisual Stimuli in Humans
J Neurophysiol 92: 1501-1511, 2004. First published December 3, 2003; doi:10.1152/jn.00611.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uwe J. Ilg and Jan Churan

Motion Perception Without Explicit Activity in Areas MT and MST
J Neurophysiol 92: 1512-1523, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01174.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryohei P. Hasegawa, Ari M. Blitz, and Michael E. Goldberg

Neurons in Monkey Prefrontal Cortex Whose Activity Tracks the Progress of a Three-Step Self-Ordered Task
J Neurophysiol 92: 1524-1535, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01110.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katharina A. Quinlan, Peter G. Placas, and James T. Buchanan

Cholinergic Modulation of the Locomotor Network in the Lamprey Spinal Cord
J Neurophysiol 92: 1536-1548, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01053.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristopher J. Bough, David D. Mott, and Raymond J. Dingledine

Medial Perforant Path Inhibition Mediated by mGluR7 Is Reduced After Status Epilepticus
J Neurophysiol 92: 1549-1557, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00315.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Movses H. Karakossian and Thomas S. Otis

Excitation of Cerebellar Interneurons by Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
J Neurophysiol 92: 1558-1565, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00300.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Madriaga, L. C. McPhee, T. Chersa, K. J. Christie, and P. J. Whelan

Modulation of Locomotor Activity by Multiple 5-HT and Dopaminergic Receptor Subtypes in the Neonatal Mouse Spinal Cord
J Neurophysiol 92: 1566-1576, 2004. First published May 26, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01181.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hua-Jun Feng and Robert L. Macdonald

Proton Modulation of 13 GABA_A Receptor Channel Gating and Desensitization
J Neurophysiol 92: 1577-1585, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00285.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Krug, B. G. Cumming, and A. J. Parker

Comparing Perceptual Signals of Single V5/MT Neurons in Two Binocular Depth Tasks
J Neurophysiol 92: 1586-1596, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00851.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiu-Ti Hu, Somnath Basu, and Francis J. White

Repeated Cocaine Administration Suppresses HVA-Ca²⁺ Potentials and Enhances Activity of K⁺ Channels in Rat Nucleus Accumbens Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1597-1607, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00217.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Udi E. Ghitza, Anthony T. Fabbricatore, Volodymyr F. Prokopenko, and Mark O. West

Differences Between Accumbens Core and Shell Neurons Exhibiting Phasic Firing Patterns Related to Drug-Seeking Behavior During a Discriminative-Stimulus Task
J Neurophysiol 92: 1608-1614, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00268.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah J. Judge and Michael E. Hasselmo

Theta Rhythmic Stimulation of Stratum Lacunosum-Moleculare in Rat Hippocampus Contributes to Associative LTP at a Phase Offset in Stratum Radiatum
J Neurophysiol 92: 1615-1624, 2004. First published May 5, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00848.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shveta Malhotra, Amee J. Hall, and Stephen G. Lomber

Cortical Control of Sound Localization in the Cat: Unilateral Cooling Deactivation of 19 Cerebral Areas
J Neurophysiol 92: 1625-1643, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01205.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacopo Magistretti, Li Ma, Mark H. Shalinsky, Wei Lin, Ruby Klink, and Angel Alonso

Spike Patterning by Ca²⁺-Dependent Regulation of a Muscarinic Cation Current in Entorhinal Cortex Layer II Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1644-1657, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00036.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark C. Bieda and M. Bruce MacIver

Major Role For Tonic GABA_A Conductances in Anesthetic Suppression of Intrinsic Neuronal Excitability
J Neurophysiol 92: 1658-1667, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00223.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathieu Beraneck, Erwin Idoux, Atsuhiko Uno, Pierre-Paul Vidal, Lee E. Moore, and Nicolas Vibert

Unilateral Labyrinthectomy Modifies the Membrane Properties of Contralesional Vestibular Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1668-1684, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00158.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justus V. Verhagen, Mikiko Kadohisa, and Edmund T. Rolls

Primate Insular/Opercular Taste Cortex: Neuronal Representations of the Viscosity, Fat Texture, Grittiness, Temperature, and Taste of Foods
J Neurophysiol 92: 1685-1699, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00321.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt F. Ahrens and David Kleinfeld

Current Flow in Vibrissa Motor Cortex Can Phase-Lock With Exploratory Rhythmic Whisking in Rat
J Neurophysiol 92: 1700-1707, 2004. First published April 7, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00020.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. Nolt, R. D. Kumbhani, and L. A. Palmer

Contrast-Dependent Spatial Summation in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus and Retina of the Cat
J Neurophysiol 92: 1708-1717, 2004. First published May 5, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00176.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pavel I. Ortinski, Congyi Lu, Kentaroh Takagaki, Zhanyan Fu, and Stefano Vicini

Expression of Distinct Subunits of GABA_A Receptor Regulates Inhibitory Synaptic Strength
J Neurophysiol 92: 1718-1727, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00243.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jillian H. Fecteau, Andrew H. Bell, and Douglas P. Munoz

Neural Correlates of the Automatic and Goal-Driven Biases in Orienting Spatial Attention
J Neurophysiol 92: 1728-1737, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00184.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumiko Watanabe and Shintaro Funahashi

Neuronal Activity Throughout the Primate Mediodorsal Nucleus of the Thalamus During Oculomotor Delayed-Responses. I. Cue-, Delay-, and Response-Period Activity
J Neurophysiol 92: 1738-1755, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00994.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumiko Watanabe and Shintaro Funahashi

Neuronal Activity Throughout the Primate Mediodorsal Nucleus of the Thalamus During Oculomotor Delayed-Responses. II. Activity Encoding Visual Versus Motor Signal
J Neurophysiol 92: 1756-1769, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00995.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Brochier, R. L. Spinks, M. A. Umilta, and R. N. Lemon

Patterns of Muscle Activity Underlying Object-Specific Grasp by the Macaque Monkey
J Neurophysiol 92: 1770-1782, 2004. First published May 26, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00976.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Garcia-Perez, Davide Zoccolan, Giulietta Pinato, and Vincent Torre

Dynamics and Reproducibility of a Moderately Complex Sensory-Motor Response in the Medicinal Leech
J Neurophysiol 92: 1783-1795, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01240.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gonzalo Viana Di Prisco and Simon Alford

Quantitative Investigation of Calcium Signals for Locomotor Pattern Generation in the Lamprey Spinal Cord
J Neurophysiol 92: 1796-1806, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00138.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

De-Pei Li, Shao-Rui Chen, and Hui-Lin Pan

VR₁ Receptor Activation Induces Glutamate Release and Postsynaptic Firing in the Paraventricular Nucleus
J Neurophysiol 92: 1807-1816, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00171.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Danny Eytan, Amir Minerbi, Noam Ziv, and Shimon Marom

Dopamine-Induced Dispersion of Correlations Between Action Potentials in Networks of Cortical Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1817-1824, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00202.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]  

Markus Ploner, Bettina Pollok, and Alfons Schnitzler

Pain Facilitates Tactile Processing in Human Somatosensory Cortices
J Neurophysiol 92: 1825-1829, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00260.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. S. Winston, R.N.A. Henson, M. R. Fine-Goulden, and R. J. Dolan

fMRI-Adaptation Reveals Dissociable Neural Representations of Identity and Expression in Face Perception
J Neurophysiol 92: 1830-1839, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00155.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Deweese and Anthony M. Zador

Shared and Private Variability in the Auditory Cortex
J Neurophysiol 92: 1840-1855, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00197.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Schoch, B. Gorissen, S. Richter, A. Ozimek, O. Kaiser, A. Dimitrova, J.P. Regel, R. Wieland, M. Hövel, E. Gizewski, and D. Timmann

Do Children With Focal Cerebellar Lesions Show Deficits in Shifting Attention?
J Neurophysiol 92: 1856-1866, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00185.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott A. Norris, Bradley Greger, Emily N. Hathaway, and W. Thomas Thach

Purkinje Cell Spike Firing in the Posterolateral Cerebellum: Correlation With Visual Stimulus, Oculomotor Response, and Error Feedback
J Neurophysiol 92: 1867-1879, 2004. First published May 5, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01251.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Neri, Holly Bridge, and David J. Heeger

Stereoscopic Processing of Absolute and Relative Disparity in Human Visual Cortex
J Neurophysiol 92: 1880-1891, 2004. First published April 7, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.01042.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dana M. Small, Joel Voss, Y. Erica Mak, Katharine B. Simmons, Todd Parrish, and Darren Gitelman

Experience-Dependent Neural Integration of Taste and Smell in the Human Brain
J Neurophysiol 92: 1892-1903, 2004. First published April 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00050.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul S. Katz, Akira Sakurai, Stefan Clemens, and Deron Davis

Cycle Period of a Network Oscillator Is Independent of Membrane Potential and Spiking Activity in Individual Central Pattern Generator Neurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1904-1917, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00864.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Verena Wolfram and Mikko Juusola

Impact of Rearing Conditions and Short-Term Light Exposure on Signaling Performance in Drosophila Photoreceptors
J Neurophysiol 92: 1918-1927, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00201.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trevor A. Richter, Gennady A. Dvoryanchikov, Nirupa Chaudhari, and Stephen D. Roper

Acid-Sensitive Two-Pore Domain Potassium (K₂P) Channels in Mouse Taste Buds
J Neurophysiol 92: 1928-1936, 2004. First published May 12, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00273.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Translational Physiology

Ritsuko Hanajima, Peter Ashby, Andres M. Lozano, Anthony E. Lang, and Robert Chen

Single Pulse Stimulation of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus Facilitates the Motor Cortex at Short Intervals
J Neurophysiol 92: 1937-1943, 2004. First published May 19, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00239.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Methodology

Yikun Huang and John P. Miller

Phased-Array Processing for Spike Discrimination
J Neurophysiol 92: 1944-1957, 2004. First published April 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00088.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports

Bror Alstermark and Jun Ogawa

In Vivo Recordings of Bulbospinal Excitation in Adult Mouse Forelimb Motoneurons
J Neurophysiol 92: 1958-1962, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00092.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrigenda

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J Neurophysiol 92: 1963-1963, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00489.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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