Ocular responses to brief motion of textured backgrounds during smooth pursuit in humans.

abstract：:The cerebral cortex, the neostriatum (Str), and the external segment of the globus pallidus (GPe) form a cortico-Str-GPe disynaptic connection, which is one of the major connections in the basal ganglia circuitries and a target of dopamine modulation. The aim of this study was to examine the actions of D2-like dopamin...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Watanabe K,Kita T,Kita H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating glucose levels significantly affect vagal neural activity, which is important in the regulation of pancreatic functions. Little is known about the mechanisms involved. This study investigates the neural pathways responsible for hypoglycemia-induced vagal efferent signaling to the pancreas and identifies th...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Wu X,Gao J,Yan J,Owyang C,Li Y

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar motor regions are activated during voluntarily executed or observed movements. We investigated whether observing movements of one's own hand through a mirror will generate activations in the cortical motor regions of both the moving and nonmoving hands. Using the lateralized readiness potential (LRP), an elect...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Touzalin-Chretien P,Dufour A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whenever the eyes move, spatial attention must keep track of the locations of targets as they shift on the retina. This study investigated transsaccadic updating of visual attention to cued targets. While observers prepared a saccade, we flashed an irrelevant, but salient, color cue in their visual periphery and measu...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Jonikaitis D,Szinte M,Rolfs M,Cavanagh P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus and hyperacusis are common, burdensome sources of morbidity with a high rate of co-occurrence. Knudson et al. (J Neurophysiol 112: 3197-3208, 2014) demonstrated that efferent suppression of cochlear activity by the medial olivocochlear system is enhanced in individuals with tinnitus and/or hyperacusis. Their ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Sturm JJ,Weisz CJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural sway during quiet stance is attenuated by actively maintained contact of the index finger with a stationary surface, even if the level of applied force (<1 N) cannot provide mechanical stabilization. In this situation, changes in force level at the fingertip lead changes in center of foot pressure by approxim...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Rabin E,Bortolami SB,DiZio P,Lackner JR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are three common ways by which to successfully terminate gait: decreased acceleration of whole-body center of mass (COM) through a flexor synergy in the trail leg, increased deceleration of whole-body COM through an extensor synergy in the front limb, and an energy/momentum transfer to dissipate any remaining mo...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Oates AR,Patla AE,Frank JS,Greig MA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Is faster or stronger sniffing important for the olfactory system? Odorant molecules are captured by sniffing. The features of sniffing constrain both the temporality and intensity of the input to the olfactory structures. In this context, it is clear that variations in both the sniff frequency and flow rate have a ma...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Courtiol E,Hegoburu C,Litaudon P,Garcia S,Fourcaud-Trocmé N,Buonviso N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine mechanisms responsible for the long-term regulation of Ca2+-channels in an adult neuron, changes in whole cell Ba2+ current (IBa) were examined in adult bullfrog sympathetic ganglion B cells in vitro. Cells were cultured at low density in defined, serum free medium. After 15 days, total IBa was similar to t...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Lei S,Dryden WF,Smith PA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A total of 312 cutaneous afferent units identified in the rat foot as belonging to one of nine major types of sensory receptors were included in the present study. A natural stimulus set was defined to differentiate optimally among those receptor types according to the distinguishing response patterns that it produ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Leem JW,Willis WD,Weller SC,Chung JM

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine when the muscles and joints of the forelimb become represented in primary motor cortex (M1) during postnatal life and how local representation patterns change. We examined these questions in cats that were anesthetized (45-90 days, n = 14; adults, n = 3) and awake (n = 4; 52-86...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Chakrabarty S,Martin JH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manipulating a cup by the handle requires compensating for the torque induced by the moment of the mass of the cup relative to the location of the handle. In the present study, we investigated the control strategy of subjects asked to perform grip-lift movements with an object with center of mass located away from the...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Crevecoeur F,Giard T,Thonnard JL,Lefèvre P

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue injury in early life can produce distinctive effects on pain processing, but little is known about the underlying neural mechanisms. Neonatal inflammation modulates excitatory synapses in spinal nociceptive circuits, but it is unclear whether this results directly from altered afferent input. Here we investigat...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Li J,Walker SM,Fitzgerald M,Baccei ML

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of dendrodendritic synapses by the noradrenergic system in the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) plays a key role in the formation of memory in olfactory-mediated behaviors. We have recently shown that noradrenaline (NA) inhibits mitral cells by increasing gamma-aminobutyric acid inhibitory input onto mitral c...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Smith RS,Weitz CJ,Araneda RC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The responses of a total of 70 single neurons were recorded from the parabrachial nuclei (PBN) in awake rats. In 59 neurons, sapid stimuli (0.5 ml) elicited significant taste responses. Of these 59 neurons, 10 also had significant responses to water. The mean spontaneous rate of the taste neurons was 13.4 +/- 6.9 (...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Nishijo H,Norgren R

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optogenetic activation of axons is a powerful approach for determining the synaptic properties and impact of long-range projections both in vivo and in vitro. However, because of the difficulty of measuring activity in axons, our knowledge of the reliability of optogenetic axonal stimulation has relied on data from so...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Hass CA,Glickfeld LL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distractions affect postural control, but this mechanism is not well understood. Diversion of resources during cognitive stress may lead to decreased motor drive and postural muscle tone. This may appear as decreased postural stiffness and increased postural sway amplitude. We hypothesized that dual tasking leads to d...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Kang HG,Lipsitz LA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using CFos-EGFP transgenic mice (P6-P12), we targeted persistent inward current (PIC) in the spinal interneurons activated by locomotion. Following a locomotor task, whole cell patch-clamp recordings were obtained from ventral EGFP+ neurons in spinal cord slices (200-250 μm from T₁₃-L₄). PIC was recorded by a family o...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Dai Y,Jordan LM

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:1. B31 and B32 are pattern-initiator neurons in the buccal ganglia of Aplysia. Along with the B61/B62 neurons, B31/B32 are also motor neurons that innervate the 12 buccal muscle via the I2 nerve. This research was aimed at determining the physiological functions of the B31/B32 and B61/B62 neurons, and of the I2 muscle...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Hurwitz I,Neustadter D,Morton DW,Chiel HJ,Susswein AJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moth pheromones cause rises in intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations that activate Ca(2+)-dependent cation channels in antennal olfactory receptor neurons. In addition, mechanisms of adaptation and sensitization depend on changes in cyclic nucleotide concentrations. Here, cyclic nucleotide-activated currents in cultured...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Krannich S,Stengl M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable research on the neurobiological mechanisms within the hippocampal system that support spatial navigation. In this article I review the literature on navigational strategies in humans and animals, observations on hippocampal function in navigation, and studies of hippocampal neural activity in ani...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Eichenbaum H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments have been carried out on the soleus muscle and its tendon in the anesthetized cat. Measurements of isometric tension and muscle stiffness were made during contraction of whole or part of the muscle in response to stimulation of ventral root filaments. In an attempt to determine the distribution of tension ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Proske U,Morgan DL

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold (STDT) has been used in recent years to investigate time processing of sensory information, but little is known about the physiological correlates of somatosensory temporal discrimination. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the time interval requi...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Leodori G,Formica A,Zhu X,Conte A,Belvisi D,Cruccu G,Hallett M,Berardelli A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In a search for correlated fast rhythms in recurrent laryngeal (RL) expiratory (E) activities, we performed spectral and coherence analysis on bilateral RL nerve discharges in 54 midcollicular decerebrate, paralyzed cats. 2. Inspiratory (I) RL activities showed in almost all cases high-frequency oscillations (HFO, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Huang WX,Christakos CN,Cohen MI,He Q

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The noted disruption of thalamocortical connections and abnormalities in tactile sensory function has resulted in a new definition of cerebral palsy (CP) that recognizes the sensorimotor integration process as central to the motor impairments seen in these children. Despite this updated definition, the connection betw...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Kurz MJ,Heinrichs-Graham E,Becker KM,Wilson TW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When speed changes during locomotion, both temporal and spatial parameters of the pattern must adjust. Moreover, at slow speeds the step-to-step pattern becomes increasingly variable. The objectives of the present study were to assess if the spinal locomotor network adjusts both temporal and spatial parameters from sl...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Dambreville C,Labarre A,Thibaudier Y,Hurteau MF,Frigon A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feedback and descending projections from higher to lower brain centers play a prominent role in all vertebrate sensory systems. Feedback might be optimized for the specific sensory processing tasks in their target brain centers, but it has been difficult to connect the properties of feedback synapses to sensory tasks....

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Harvey-Girard E,Maler L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early visual motion signals are local and one-dimensional (1-D). For specification of global two-dimensional (2-D) motion vectors, the visual system should appropriately integrate these signals across orientation and space. Previous neurophysiological studies have suggested that this integration process consists of tw...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Amano K,Takeda T,Haji T,Terao M,Maruya K,Matsumoto K,Murakami I,Nishida S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycinergic and GABAergic inhibition are juxtaposed at one retinal synaptic layer yet likely perform different functions. These functions have usually been evaluated using receptor antagonists. In examining retinal glycine receptors, we were surprised to find that commonly used concentrations of GABA antagonists block...

journal_title：Journal of neurophysiology

authors： Wang P,Slaughter MM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00