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Perspectives

- Werner Sieghart
Unravelling the role of GABA_A receptor subtypes in distinct neurons and behaviour
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2181-2182; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.231100
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- Patrice Guyenet
How does CO₂ activate the neurons of the retrotrapezoid nucleus?
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2183-2184; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230466
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- Michael D. Gershon
The play is still being written on opening day: postnatal maturation of enteric neurons may provide an opening for early life mischief
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2185-2186; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.232769
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- Dmitri A. Rusakov
Astroglial glutamate transporters trigger glutaminergic gliotransmission
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2187-2188; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.233577
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Topical Reviews

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- Francesco Lacquaniti,
- Yuri P. Ivanenko,
- and Myrka Zago
Patterned control of human locomotion
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2189-2199; published ahead of print March 12, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.215137

Symposium section reviews: Synaptic mechanisms in the CNS

- Craig Jahr,
- David Perkel,
- and Pankaj Sah
An introduction to a symposium dedicated to the scientific achievements of Roger Nicoll
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2201-2202; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230896
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- Bradley E. Alger
Endocannabinoids at the synapse a decade after the dies mirabilis (29 March 2001): what we still do not know
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2203-2212; published ahead of print January 30, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.220855
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- Dimitri M. Kullmann
The Mother of All Battles 20 years on: is LTP expressed pre- or postsynaptically?
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2213-2216; published ahead of print February 20, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.221127
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- Susumu Tomita and
- Pablo E. Castillo
Neto1 and Neto2: auxiliary subunits that determine key properties of native kainate receptors
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2217-2223; published ahead of print March 19, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.221101

Techniques for physiology

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- Daisuke Sugiyama,
- Sung Won Hur,
- Anthony E. Pickering,
- Daisuke Kase,
- Sang Jeong Kim,
- Mikito Kawamata,
- Keiji Imoto,
- and Hidemasa Furue
In vivo patch-clamp recording from locus coeruleus neurones in the rat brainstem
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2225-2231; published ahead of print February 27, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.226407

Techniques for Physiology

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- Maxwell H. Turner,
- Jeremy F.P. Ullmann,
- and Alan R. Kay
A method for detecting molecular transport within the cerebral ventricles of live zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2233-2240; published ahead of print February 27, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.225896

Neuroscience: cellular/molecular

Rapid Report

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- Sarah Cains,
- Craig P. Blomeley,
- and Enrico Bracci
Serotonin inhibits low-threshold spike interneurons in the striatum
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2241-2252; published ahead of print April 10, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.219469

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- Christopher M. Lee,
- Carl Stoelzel,
- Marina Chistiakova,
- and Maxim Volgushev
Heterosynaptic plasticity induced by intracellular tetanization in layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in rat auditory cortex
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2253-2271; published ahead of print February 27, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.228247
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- Ke-Zhong Shen and
- Steven W. Johnson
Regulation of polysynaptic subthalamonigral transmission by D₂, D₃ and D₄ dopamine receptors in rat brain slices
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2273-2284; published ahead of print February 27, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.225672
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- Jingsheng Xia,
- Jason C. Lim,
- Wennan Lu,
- Jonathan M. Beckel,
- Edward J. Macarak,
- Alan M. Laties,
- and Claire H. Mitchell
Neurons respond directly to mechanical deformation with pannexin-mediated ATP release and autostimulation of P2X₇ receptors
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2285-2304; published ahead of print March 12, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227983
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- Jian-Yi Xu,
- Jian Zhang,
- and Chu Chen
Long-lasting potentiation of hippocampal synaptic transmission by direct cortical input is mediated via endocannabinoids
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2305-2315; published ahead of print March 12, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.223511
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- Nneka M. Uwechue,
- Mari-Carmen Marx,
- Quentin Chevy,
- and Brian Billups
Activation of glutamate transport evokes rapid glutamine release from perisynaptic astrocytes
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2317-2331; published ahead of print March 12, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.226605
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- Malin H. Stridh,
- Marco D. Alt,
- Sarah Wittmann,
- Hella Heidtmann,
- Mayank Aggarwal,
- Brigitte Riederer,
- Ursula Seidler,
- Gunther Wennemuth,
- Robert McKenna,
- Joachim W. Deitmer,
- and Holger M. Becker
Lactate flux in astrocytes is enhanced by a non-catalytic action of carbonic anhydrase II
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2333-2351; published ahead of print March 25, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.220152
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- S. Nymark,
- R. Frederiksen,
- M. L. Woodruff,
- M. C. Cornwall,
- and G. L. Fain
Bleaching of mouse rods: microspectrophotometry and suction-electrode recording
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2353-2364; published ahead of print March 25, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.228627

Neuroscience: development/plasticity/repair

Rapid Report

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- Masashi Hamada,
- Gionata Strigaro,
- Nagako Murase,
- Anna Sadnicka,
- Joseph M. Galea,
- Mark J. Edwards,
- and John C. Rothwell
Cerebellar modulation of human associative plasticity
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2365-2374; published ahead of print April 2, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230540

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- Jaime Pei Pei Foong,
- Trung V. Nguyen,
- John B. Furness,
- Joel C. Bornstein,
- and Heather M. Young
Myenteric neurons of the mouse small intestine undergo significant electrophysiological and morphological changes during postnatal development
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2375-2390; published ahead of print February 27, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.225938
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- Glen S. Marrs and
- George A. Spirou
Embryonic assembly of auditory circuits: spiral ganglion and brainstem
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2391-2408; published ahead of print February 27, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.226886

Neuroscience: behavioural/systems/cognitive

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- M. A. Tadros,
- B. M. Harris,
- W. B. Anderson,
- A. M. Brichta,
- B. A. Graham,
- and R. J. Callister
Are all spinal segments equal: intrinsic membrane properties of superficial dorsal horn neurons in the developing and mature mouse spinal cord
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2409-2425; published ahead of print February 20, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227389
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- Heather B. Madsen,
- Robyn M. Brown,
- Jennifer L. Short,
- and Andrew J. Lawrence
Investigation of the neuroanatomical substrates of reward seeking following protracted abstinence in mice
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2427-2442; published ahead of print March 5, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.225219
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- T. H. Petersen,
- M. Willerslev-Olsen,
- B. A. Conway,
- and J. B. Nielsen
The motor cortex drives the muscles during walking in human subjects
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2443-2452; published ahead of print March 5, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227397
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- Edgar Buhl,
- Alan Roberts,
- and Stephen R. Soffe
The role of a trigeminal sensory nucleus in the initiation of locomotion
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2453-2469; published ahead of print March 5, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227934
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- Martin Lakie,
- Carlijn A. Vernooij,
- Timothy M. Osborne,
- and Raymond F. Reynolds
The resonant component of human physiological hand tremor is altered by slow voluntary movements
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2471-2483; published ahead of print March 19, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.226449
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- Rahul Agrawal and
- Fernando Gomez-Pinilla
‘Metabolic syndrome' in the brain: deficiency in omega-3 fatty acid exacerbates dysfunctions in insulin receptor signalling and cognition
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2485-2499; published ahead of print April 2, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230078

Neuroscience: neurobiology of disease

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- Stuart Trenholm,
- Joanna Borowska,
- Jiawei Zhang,
- Alex Hoggarth,
- Kyle Johnson,
- Steven Barnes,
- Timothy J. Lewis,
- and Gautam B. Awatramani
Intrinsic oscillatory activity arising within the electrically coupled AII amacrine–ON cone bipolar cell network is driven by voltage-gated Na⁺ channels
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2501-2517; published ahead of print March 5, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.225060
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- Cristina Deflorio,
- Eleonora Palma,
- Luca Conti,
- Cristina Roseti,
- Alessia Manteca,
- Elena Giacomelli,
- Myriam Catalano,
- Cristina Limatola,
- Maurizio Inghilleri,
- and Francesca Grassi
Riluzole blocks human muscle acetylcholine receptors
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2519-2528; published ahead of print March 19, 2012, doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230201

Letters

- Alfred C. Schouten and
- S. F. Campfens
Directional coherence disentangles causality within the sensorimotor loop, but cannot open the loop
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2529-2530; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.228684
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- Claire L. Witham and
- Stuart N. Baker
Reply from C. L. Witham and S. N. Baker
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2531-2533; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.231225
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OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
- Otto F. Hutter
The vagus and the heart: revisiting an early contribution to a still on-going dispute
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2535-2536; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227801
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- Wilfrid Jänig
Reply to the Letter of Otto Hutter ‘The vagus and the heart: revisiting an early contribution to a still on-going dispute'
J Physiol May 2012 590 (10) 2537; doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230854
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The Journal of Physiology

Perspectives

Unravelling the role of GABAA receptor subtypes in distinct neurons and behaviour

How does CO2 activate the neurons of the retrotrapezoid nucleus?

The play is still being written on opening day: postnatal maturation of enteric neurons may provide an opening for early life mischief

Astroglial glutamate transporters trigger glutaminergic gliotransmission

Topical Reviews

Patterned control of human locomotion

Symposium section reviews: Synaptic mechanisms in the CNS

An introduction to a symposium dedicated to the scientific achievements of Roger Nicoll

Endocannabinoids at the synapse a decade after the dies mirabilis (29 March 2001): what we still do not know

The Mother of All Battles 20 years on: is LTP expressed pre- or postsynaptically?

Neto1 and Neto2: auxiliary subunits that determine key properties of native kainate receptors

Techniques for physiology

In vivo patch-clamp recording from locus coeruleus neurones in the rat brainstem

Techniques for Physiology

A method for detecting molecular transport within the cerebral ventricles of live zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae

Neuroscience: cellular/molecular

Rapid Report

Serotonin inhibits low-threshold spike interneurons in the striatum

Heterosynaptic plasticity induced by intracellular tetanization in layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in rat auditory cortex

Regulation of polysynaptic subthalamonigral transmission by D2, D3 and D4 dopamine receptors in rat brain slices

Neurons respond directly to mechanical deformation with pannexin-mediated ATP release and autostimulation of P2X7 receptors

Long-lasting potentiation of hippocampal synaptic transmission by direct cortical input is mediated via endocannabinoids

Activation of glutamate transport evokes rapid glutamine release from perisynaptic astrocytes

Lactate flux in astrocytes is enhanced by a non-catalytic action of carbonic anhydrase II

Bleaching of mouse rods: microspectrophotometry and suction-electrode recording

Neuroscience: development/plasticity/repair

Rapid Report

Cerebellar modulation of human associative plasticity

Myenteric neurons of the mouse small intestine undergo significant electrophysiological and morphological changes during postnatal development

Embryonic assembly of auditory circuits: spiral ganglion and brainstem

Neuroscience: behavioural/systems/cognitive

Are all spinal segments equal: intrinsic membrane properties of superficial dorsal horn neurons in the developing and mature mouse spinal cord

Investigation of the neuroanatomical substrates of reward seeking following protracted abstinence in mice

The motor cortex drives the muscles during walking in human subjects

The role of a trigeminal sensory nucleus in the initiation of locomotion

The resonant component of human physiological hand tremor is altered by slow voluntary movements

‘Metabolic syndrome' in the brain: deficiency in omega-3 fatty acid exacerbates dysfunctions in insulin receptor signalling and cognition

Neuroscience: neurobiology of disease

Intrinsic oscillatory activity arising within the electrically coupled AII amacrine–ON cone bipolar cell network is driven by voltage-gated Na+ channels

Riluzole blocks human muscle acetylcholine receptors

Letters

Directional coherence disentangles causality within the sensorimotor loop, but cannot open the loop

Reply from C. L. Witham and S. N. Baker

The vagus and the heart: revisiting an early contribution to a still on-going dispute

Reply to the Letter of Otto Hutter ‘The vagus and the heart: revisiting an early contribution to a still on-going dispute'

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Regulation of polysynaptic subthalamonigral transmission by D₂, D₃ and D₄ dopamine receptors in rat brain slices

Neurons respond directly to mechanical deformation with pannexin-mediated ATP release and autostimulation of P2X₇ receptors

Intrinsic oscillatory activity arising within the electrically coupled AII amacrine–ON cone bipolar cell network is driven by voltage-gated Na⁺ channels