Background-induced flicker enhancement in cat retinal horizontal cells. I. Temporal and spectral properties.

abstract：:Control of the spatial orientation of the hand is an important component of reaching and grasping movements. We studied the contribution of vision and proprioception to the perception and control of hand orientation in orientation-matching and letter-posting tasks. In the orientation-matching task, subjects aligned a ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Gosselin-Kessiby N,Messier J,Kalaska JF

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can potentiate synaptic release at newly developed frog neuromuscular junctions. Although this potentiation depends on extracellular Ca(2+) and reflects changes in acetylcholine release, little is known about the intracellular transduction or calcium signaling pathways. We have...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Kleiman RJ,Tian N,Krizaj D,Hwang TN,Copenhagen DR,Reichardt LF

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patch clamp is the main technique for measuring electrical properties of individual cells. Since its discovery in 1976 by Neher and Sakmann, patch clamp has been instrumental in broadening our understanding of the fundamental properties of ion channels and synapses in neurons. The conventional patch-clamp method requi...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Wu 吴秋雨 Q,Kolb I,Callahan BM,Su Z,Stoy W,Kodandaramaiah SB,Neve R,Zeng H,Boyden ES,Forest CR,Chubykin AA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult neuronal phenotype is maintained, at least in part, by the sensitivity of individual neurons to a specific selection of neurotrophic factors and the availability of such factors in the neurons' environment. Nerve growth factor (NGF) increases the functional expression of Na(+) channel currents (I(Na)) and both N...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Ford CP,Wong KV,Lu VB,Posse de Chaves E,Smith PA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) causes an overall deficit in binaural hearing, including the abilities to localize sound sources, discriminate interaural time and level differences (ITDs and ILDs, respectively), and utilize binaural cues to aid signal detection and comprehension in noisy environments. Few studies ha...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Haragopal H,Dorkoski R,Pollard AR,Whaley GA,Wohl TR,Stroud NC,Day ML

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The location of the human nociceptive area(s) near the Sylvian fissure is still controversial in spite of evidence from imaging and evoked potential studies that noxious heat stimuli activate somatosensory areas in that region. Some studies have suggested the secondary somatosensory cortex (SII) on the upper bank of t...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Vogel H,Port JD,Lenz FA,Solaiyappan M,Krauss G,Treede RD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sensory systems, the thalamus has historically been considered a relay station. Neural representations of temporal modulations in the auditory system undergo considerable changes as they pass from the inferior colliculus (IC) to the auditory cortex. We sought to determine in awake primates the extent to which audit...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Bartlett EL,Wang X

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The heart of the nudibranch mollusc Archidoris montereyensis is uniquely responsive to regulation by identifiable cardiac motor neurons. The neurotransmitters mediating the strong excitatory and inhibitory actions of the neurons are unknown. 2. In this study we developed an infused, in vitro preparation of the Arch...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Wiens BL,Brownell PH

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory inputs from muscle, cutaneous, and joint afferents project to the spinal cord, where they are able to affect ongoing locomotor activity. Activation of sensory input can initiate or prolong bouts of locomotor activity depending on the identity of the sensory afferent activated and the timing of the activation w...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Bui TV,Brownstone RM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its widespread use, high-resolution imaging with multiphoton microscopy to record neuronal signals in vivo is limited to the surface of brain tissue because of limited light penetration. Moreover, most imaging studies do not simultaneously record electrical neural activity, which is, however, crucial to unders...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Hirai Y,Nishino E,Ohmori H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gain modulation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in cortical neurons, providing flexibility to operate under changing conditions. The prevailing view is that this modulation reflects a change in the relationship between mean input and output firing rate brought about by variation in neuronal membrane characteristics. An alt...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Azouz R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particular types of amacrine cells of the vertebrate retina show oscillatory membrane potentials (OMPs) in response to light stimulation. Historically it has been thought the oscillations arose as a result of circuit properties. In a previous study we found that in some amacrine cells, the ability to oscillate was an ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Vigh J,Solessio E,Morgans CW,Lasater EM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population spikes vary in size during prolonged epileptic ("ictal") discharges, indicating variations in neuronal synchronization. Here we investigate the role of changes in tissue electrical resistivity in this process. We used the rat hippocampal slice, low-Ca(2+) model of epilepsy and measured changes in pyramidal ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Fox JE,Bikson M,Jefferys JG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stratified organization of visual, somatic and acoustic representations was observed in the cat SC. Cells of the superficial laminae were exclusively visual. Visual, somatic, and acoustic cells were observed in the intermediate laminae while the deeper laminae were predominantly nonvisual. A detailed examination of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Stein BE,Magalhães-Castro B,Kruger L

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhythm generation by the pyloric motor network in the stomatogastric ganglion (STG) of the spiny lobster requires permissive neuromodulatory inputs from other central ganglia. When these inputs to the STG are suppressed by cutting the single, mainly afferent stomatogastric nerve (stn), pyloric neurons cease to burst a...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Thoby-Brisson M,Simmers J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. To better characterize temporal and spatial mechanisms involved in the coding of prolonged nociceptive stimuli in the spinal cord, the responses of dorsal horn wide dynamic range (WDR) and nociceptive-specific (NS) neurons to prolonged, repetitive noxious heat stimuli (45-49 degrees C) were examined in unanesthetiz...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Coghill RC,Mayer DJ,Price DD

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ovulation hormone-producing caudodorsal cells (CDCs) of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis form two clusters of electrotonically coupled cells, each containing a few specialized (ventral) cells that connect the clusters. The hormone is secreted during a pacemaker-driven discharge. The CDCs receive a biphasic choline...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： ter Maat A,Roubos EW,Lodder JC,Buma P

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hearing ability of five Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) was assessed following two-stage bilateral auditory cortex lesions. The animals were tested using a shock-avoidance procedure with a conditioned-suppression procedure used for comparison in two cases. The animals initially were unable to respond to sound, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Heffner HE,Heffner RS

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potassium-chloride cotransporter 2 (KCC2) plays a role in epileptiform synchronization, but it remains unclear how it influences such a process. Here, we used tetrode recordings in the in vitro rat entorhinal cortex (EC) to analyze the effects of the KCC2 antagonist VU0463271 on 4-aminopyridine (4AP)-induced ictal...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Chen LY,Lévesque M,Avoli M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanoelectric transducer (MET) channels, located near stereocilia tips, are opened by deflecting the hair bundle of sensory hair cells. Defects in this process result in deafness. Despite this critical function, the molecular identity of MET channels remains a mystery. Inherent channel properties, particularly those...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Pan B,Waguespack J,Schnee ME,LeBlanc C,Ricci AJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine (DA) neurons and GABA neurons of the substantia nigra (SN) promote distinct functions in the control of movement and have different firing properties and action potential (AP) waveforms. APs recorded from DA and GABA neurons differed in amplitude, maximal rate of rise, and duration. In addition, the threshold...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Seutin V,Engel D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cold-sensitive and nociceptive neural pathways interact to shape the quality and intensity of thermal and pain perception. Yet the central processing of cold thermosensation in the human brain has not been extensively studied. Here, we used magnetoencephalography and EEG in healthy volunteers to investigate the time c...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Fardo F,Vinding MC,Allen M,Jensen TS,Finnerup NB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) respond to odorants with changes in the action potential firing rate. Excitatory responses, consisting of firing increases, are mediated by a cyclic AMP cascade that leads to the activation of cationic nonselective cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels and Ca2+-dependent Cl- (ClCa) c...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Delgado R,Saavedra MV,Schmachtenberg O,Sierralta J,Bacigalupo J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential role of calcium in the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) has been well established. In particular, calcium influx via the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR) is important for LTP induction in many pathways. However, the specific roles of other calcium sources in hippocampal LTP are less ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Raymond CR,Redman SJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the timing of spontaneous membrane potential fluctuations and action potentials of medial and lateral agranular corticostriatal and striatal neurons with the use of in vivo intracellular recordings in urethan-anesthetized rats. All neurons showed spontaneous subthreshold membrane potential shifts from 7 to...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Stern EA,Kincaid AE,Wilson CJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of the ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (VNLL), a secondary processing site within the auditory brain stem, is unclear. It is known to be a major source of inhibition to the inferior colliculus (IC). It is also thought to play a role in coding the temporal aspects of sound, such as onsets and the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Nayagam DA,Clarey JC,Paolini AG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The fast extensor tibiae motor neuron makes direct excitatory central connections with the posterior group of flexor tibiae motor neurons in the locust metathoracic ganglion. The flexor group has a slow, a fast, and an intermediate motor neuron. The motor neurons are involved in the motor program for kicking and ju...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Parker D

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proinflammatory cytokines may sensitize primary sensory neurons and facilitate development of neuropathic pain processes after peripheral nerve injury. The goal of this study was to determine whether responses of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons to exogenous tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) are altered in a c...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Liu B,Li H,Brull SJ,Zhang JM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Evoked potentials restricted to the magnocellular portion of the mediodorsal nucleus (MDmc) of the thalamus were recorded after stimulation of the olfactory bulb (OB) and the posterior orbital cortex of the frontal lobe (OFC). Potentials evoked by stimulation of OB were probably trans-synaptically elicited, while p...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Yarita H,Iino M,Tanabe T,Kogure S,Takagi SF

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thalamic reticular nucleus (nRt) provides a major source of inhibition in the thalamo-cortical circuit and is critically involved in the generation of spindle oscillations. Here we describe the properties of thalamic giant depolarizing potentials (tGDPs) that were observed in nRt during early development. tGDPs pe...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Pangratz-Fuehrer S,Rudolph U,Huguenard JR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00