Editorial Focus

Joseph B. Travers

Organization and Expression of Reward in the Rodent Orbitofrontal Cortex. Focus on "Orbitofrontal Ensemble Activity Monitors Licking and Distinguishes Among Natural Rewards"
J Neurophysiol 95: 14-15, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00968.2005 [Full Text] [PDF]  

George G. Somjen

Is Spreading Depression Bad for You? Focus on "Repetitive Normoxic Spreading Depression-Like Events Result in Cell Damage in Juvenile Hippocampal Slice Cultures"
J Neurophysiol 95: 16-17, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01008.2005 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Reviews

Hugo Merchant and Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

Neurophysiology of Perceptual and Motor Aspects of Interception
J Neurophysiol 95: 1-13, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00422.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Articles

Steve McGaraughty, Katharine L. Chu, Connie R. Faltynek, and Michael F. Jarvis

Systemic and Site-Specific Effects of A-425619, a Selective TRPV1 Receptor Antagonist, on Wide Dynamic Range Neurons in CFA-Treated and Uninjured Rats
J Neurophysiol 95: 18-25, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00560.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine J. Rennie and Michele A. Streeter

Voltage-Dependent Currents in Isolated Vestibular Afferent Calyx Terminals
J Neurophysiol 95: 26-32, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00641.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wendy Kincaid, Miranda J. Neubert, Mei Xu, Chang Jae Kim, and Mary M. Heinricher

Role for Medullary Pain Facilitating Neurons in Secondary Thermal Hyperalgesia
J Neurophysiol 95: 33-41, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00449.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. David Spafford, Tyler Dunn, August B. Smit, Naweed I. Syed, and Gerald W. Zamponi

In Vitro Characterization of L-Type Calcium Channels and Their Contribution to Firing Behavior in Invertebrate Respiratory Neurons
J Neurophysiol 95: 42-52, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00658.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constantinos N. Christakos, Nikos A. Papadimitriou, and Sophia Erimaki

Parallel Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Physiological Force Tremor in Steady Muscle Contractions of Humans
J Neurophysiol 95: 53-66, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00051.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Edwards, Jimok Kim, and Bradley E. Alger

Multiple Mechanisms of Endocannabinoid Response Initiation in Hippocampus
J Neurophysiol 95: 67-75, 2006. First published October 5, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00813.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aldo Rogelis A. Rodrigues and Donata Oertel

Hyperpolarization-Activated Currents Regulate Excitability in Stellate Cells of the Mammalian Ventral Cochlear Nucleus
J Neurophysiol 95: 76-87, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00624.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Marsh, Kiran Nataraj, Donald Gans, Christine V. Portfors, and Jeffrey J. Wenstrup

Auditory Responses in the Cochlear Nucleus of Awake Mustached Bats: Precursors to Spectral Integration in the Auditory Midbrain
J Neurophysiol 95: 88-105, 2006. First published September 7, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00634.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Itay Hurwitz, Anat Harel, Silvia Markowitz, Ohad Noy, and Abraham J. Susswein

Control of Feeding in Aplysia With Ad Libitum Access to Food: Presence of Food Increases the Intervals Between Feeding Bouts
J Neurophysiol 95: 106-118, 2006. First published September 7, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00705.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ranier Gutierrez, Jose M. Carmena, Miguel A. L. Nicolelis, and S. A. Simon

Orbitofrontal Ensemble Activity Monitors Licking and Distinguishes Among Natural Rewards
J Neurophysiol 95: 119-133, 2006. First published August 24, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00467.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Min Zhou, Gary P. Schools, and Harold K. Kimelberg

Development of GLAST(+) Astrocytes and NG2(+) Glia in Rat Hippocampus CA1: Mature Astrocytes Are Electrophysiologically Passive
J Neurophysiol 95: 134-143, 2006. First published August 10, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00570.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolyn R. Mason, Claudia M. Hendrix, and Timothy J. Ebner

Purkinje Cells Signal Hand Shape and Grasp Force During Reach-to-Grasp in the Monkey
J Neurophysiol 95: 144-158, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00492.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junghyun Park, Madeleine Schlag-Rey, and John Schlag

Frames of Reference for Saccadic Command Tested By Saccade Collision in the Supplementary Eye Field
J Neurophysiol 95: 159-170, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00268.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jingbing Xue and E. H. Peterson

Hair Bundle Heights in the Utricle: Differences Between Macular Locations and Hair Cell Types
J Neurophysiol 95: 171-186, 2006. First published September 21, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00800.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [supplementa data]  

Chen Li and John P. Horn

Physiological Classification of Sympathetic Neurons in the Rat Superior Cervical Ganglion
J Neurophysiol 95: 187-195, 2006. First published September 21, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00779.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles J. Wilson and Joshua A. Goldberg

Origin of the Slow Afterhyperpolarization and Slow Rhythmic Bursting in Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons
J Neurophysiol 95: 196-204, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00630.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donna Lloyd, India Morrison, and Neil Roberts

Role for Human Posterior Parietal Cortex in Visual Processing of Aversive Objects in Peripersonal Space
J Neurophysiol 95: 205-214, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00614.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maxim Mokin, Josette S. Lindahl, and Joyce Keifer

Immediate-Early Gene-Encoded Protein Arc Is Associated With Synaptic Delivery of GluR4-containing AMPA Receptors During In Vitro Classical Conditioning
J Neurophysiol 95: 215-224, 2006. First published December 7, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00737.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuan V. Bui, Maria Ter-Mikaelian, Diane Bedrossian, and P. Ken Rose

Computational Estimation of the Distribution of L-type Ca²⁺ Channels in Motoneurons Based on Variable Threshold of Activation of Persistent Inward Currents
J Neurophysiol 95: 225-241, 2006. First published November 2, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00646.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. A. Campbell, Timothy P. Doubell, Fernando R. Nodal, Jan W. H. Schnupp, and Andrew J. King

Interaural Timing Cues Do Not Contribute to the Map of Space in the Ferret Superior Colliculus: A Virtual Acoustic Space Study
J Neurophysiol 95: 242-254, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00827.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bart Krekelberg, Richard J. A. van Wezel, and Thomas D. Albright

Adaptation in Macaque MT Reduces Perceived Speed and Improves Speed Discrimination
J Neurophysiol 95: 255-270, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00750.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. A. Crowder, N.S.C. Price, M. A. Hietanen, B. Dreher, C.W.G. Clifford, and M. R. Ibbotson

Relationship Between Contrast Adaptation and Orientation Tuning in V1 and V2 of Cat Visual Cortex
J Neurophysiol 95: 271-283, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00871.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard T. Born, Christopher C. Pack, Carlos R. Ponce, and Si Yi

Temporal Evolution of 2-Dimensional Direction Signals Used to Guide Eye Movements
J Neurophysiol 95: 284-300, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.01329.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe N. Tobler, John P. O’Doherty, Raymond J. Dolan, and Wolfram Schultz

Human Neural Learning Depends on Reward Prediction Errors in the Blocking Paradigm
J Neurophysiol 95: 301-310, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00762.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dieter Wicher, Jens Berlau, Christian Walther, and Alexander Borst

Peptidergic Counter-Regulation of Ca²⁺- and Na⁺-Dependent K⁺ Currents Modulates the Shape of Action Potentials in Neurosecretory Insect Neurons
J Neurophysiol 95: 311-322, 2006. First published September 21, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00904.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolai Chub, George Z. Mentis, and Michael J. O'Donovan

Chloride-Sensitive MEQ Fluorescence in Chick Embryo Motoneurons Following Manipulations of Chloride and During Spontaneous Network Activity
J Neurophysiol 95: 323-330, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00162.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Hellgren Kotaleski, D. Plenz, and K. T. Blackwell

Using Potassium Currents to Solve Signal-to-Noise Problems in Inhibitory Feedforward Networks of the Striatum
J Neurophysiol 95: 331-341, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00063.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernd G. Lapatki, Robert Oostenveld, Johannes P. Van Dijk, Irmtrud E. Jonas, Machiel J. Zwarts, and Dick F. Stegeman

Topographical Characteristics of Motor Units of the Lower Facial Musculature Revealed by Means of High-Density Surface EMG
J Neurophysiol 95: 342-354, 2006. First published July 6, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00265.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jörn K. Pomper, Stephan Haack, Gabor C. Petzold, Katharina Buchheim, Siegrun Gabriel, Ulrike Hoffmann, and Uwe Heinemann

Repetitive Spreading Depression-Like Events Result in Cell Damage in Juvenile Hippocampal Slice Cultures Maintained in Normoxia
J Neurophysiol 95: 355-368, 2006. First published September 21, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00186.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preeti Raghavan, Electra Petra, John W. Krakauer, and Andrew M. Gordon

Patterns of Impairment in Digit Independence After Subcortical Stroke
J Neurophysiol 95: 369-378, 2006. First published October 5, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00873.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan D. Victor, Ferenc Mechler, Michael A. Repucci, Keith P. Purpura, and Tatyana Sharpee

Responses of V1 Neurons to Two-Dimensional Hermite Functions
J Neurophysiol 95: 379-400, 2006. First published September 7, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00498.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan R. McDearmid and Pierre Drapeau

Rhythmic Motor Activity Evoked by NMDA in the Spinal Zebrafish Larva
J Neurophysiol 95: 401-417, 2006. First published October 5, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00844.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [supplementary movie]  

Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry, Simon J. Bennett, Philippe Lefèvre, and Graham R. Barnes

Evidence for Synergy Between Saccades and Smooth Pursuit During Transient Target Disappearance
J Neurophysiol 95: 418-427, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00596.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph C. Holt, Jin-Tang Xue, Alan M. Brichta, and Jay M. Goldberg

Transmission Between Type II Hair Cells and Bouton Afferents in the Turtle Posterior Crista
J Neurophysiol 95: 428-452, 2006. First published September 21, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00447.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

E. S. Nikitin, T. Kiss, K. Staras, M. O’Shea, P.R. Benjamin, and G. Kemenes

Persistent Sodium Current Is a Target for cAMP-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in a State-Setting Modulatory Interneuron
J Neurophysiol 95: 453-463, 2006. First published September 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00785.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sergei B. Yakushin, Theodore Raphan, and Bernard Cohen

Spatial Properties of Central Vestibular Neurons
J Neurophysiol 95: 464-478, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00459.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xue-Jun Song, Zheng-Bei Wang, Qiang Gan, and Edgar T. Walters

cAMP and cGMP Contribute to Sensory Neuron Hyperexcitability and Hyperalgesia in Rats With Dorsal Root Ganglia Compression
J Neurophysiol 95: 479-492, 2006. First published August 24, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00503.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isaac Kurtzer, J. Andrew Pruszynski, Troy M. Herter, and Stephen H. Scott

Primate Upper Limb Muscles Exhibit Activity Patterns That Differ From Their Anatomical Action During a Postural Task
J Neurophysiol 95: 493-504, 2006. First published October 26, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00706.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Campos, Anil Cherian, and Mark A. Segraves

Effects of Eye Position upon Activity of Neurons in Macaque Superior Colliculus
J Neurophysiol 95: 505-526, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00639.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Ren, Yoko Momose-Sato, Katsushige Sato, and John J. Greer

Rhythmic Neuronal Discharge in the Medulla and Spinal Cord of Fetal Rats in the Absence of Synaptic Transmission
J Neurophysiol 95: 527-534, 2006. First published September 7, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00735.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Methodologies

Vijay Iyer, Tycho M. Hoogland, and Peter Saggau

Fast Functional Imaging of Single Neurons Using Random-Access Multiphoton (RAMP) Microscopy
J Neurophysiol 95: 535-545, 2006. First published October 12, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00865.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [supplemental movie]  

Reports

Ian R. Winship, Nathan A. Crowder, and Douglas R.W. Wylie

Quantitative Reassessment of Speed Tuning in the Accessory Optic System and Pretectum of Pigeons
J Neurophysiol 95: 546-551, 2006. First published September 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00921.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonia Bolea, Juan V. Sanchez-Andres, Xiaoying Huang, and Jian-young Wu

Initiation and Propagation of Neuronal Coactivation in the Developing Hippocampus
J Neurophysiol 95: 552-561, 2006. First published September 21, 2005; doi:10.1152/jn.00321.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor

Jacques Duysens, David McCrea, and Myriam Lafreniere-Roula

How deletions in a model could help explain deletions in the laboratory
J Neurophysiol 95: 562-565, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.00888.2005 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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