This Week in the Journal

This Week in The Journal
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Spencer L. Smith and Thomas S. Otis

Persistent Changes in Spontaneous Firing of Purkinje Neurons Triggered by the Nitric Oxide Signaling Cascade
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 367-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, Ruwan A. Silva, and Venkatesh N. Murthy

Synaptic Activity of the AFD Neuron in Caenorhabditis elegans Correlates with Thermotactic Memory
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 373-376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Harrison and Craig E. Jahr

Receptor Occupancy Limits Synaptic Depression at Climbing Fiber Synapses
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 377-383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ami P. Raval, Kunjan R. Dave, Daria Mochly-Rosen, Thomas J. Sick, and Miguel A. Pérez-Pinzón

PKC Is Required for the Induction of Tolerance by Ischemic and NMDA-Mediated Preconditioning in the Organotypic Hippocampal Slice
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 384-391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanna Kahl and James T. Campanelli

A Role for the Juxtamembrane Domain of -Dystroglycan in Agrin-Induced Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 392-402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tie-Shan Tang, Huiping Tu, Zhengnan Wang, and Ilya Bezprozvanny

Modulation of Type 1 Inositol (1,4,5)-Trisphosphate Receptor Function by Protein Kinase A and Protein Phosphatase 1
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 403-415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sally-Ann Mahoney, Richard Hosking, Sarah Farrant, Fiona E. Holmes, Arie S. Jacoby, John Shine, Tiina P. Iismaa, Malcolm K. Scott, Ralf Schmidt, and David Wynick

The Second Galanin Receptor GalR2 Plays a Key Role in Neurite Outgrowth from Adult Sensory Neurons
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 416-421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anis Contractor, Andreas W. Sailer, Melanie Darstein, Cornelia Maron, Jian Xu, Geoffrey T. Swanson, and Stephen F. Heinemann

Loss of Kainate Receptor-Mediated Heterosynaptic Facilitation of Mossy-Fiber Synapses in KA2^/ Mice
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 422-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane H.-C. Lin, Jay Yang, Shujun Liu, Takahiro Takano, Xiaohai Wang, Qun Gao, Klaus Willecke, and Maiken Nedergaard

Connexin Mediates Gap Junction-Independent Resistance to Cellular Injury
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 430-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria F. M. Braga, Vassiliki Aroniadou-Anderjaska, Jianwu Xie, and He Li

Bidirectional Modulation of GABA Release by Presynaptic Glutamate Receptor 5 Kainate Receptors in the Basolateral Amygdala
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 442-452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark E. Pennesi, Jang-Hyeon Cho, Zhuo Yang, Schonmei H. Wu, Jian Zhang, Samuel M. Wu, and Ming-Jer Tsai

BETA2/NeuroD1 Null Mice: A New Model for Transcription Factor-Dependent Photoreceptor Degeneration
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 453-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joëlle Chabry, Christiane Ratsimanohatra, Isabelle Sponne, Pierre-Paul Elena, Jean-Pierre Vincent, and Thierry Pillot

In Vivo and In Vitro Neurotoxicity of the Human Prion Protein (PrP) Fragment P118-135 Independently of PrP Expression
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 462-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan E. Brockerhoff, Fred Rieke, Hugh R. Matthews, Michael R. Taylor, Breandan Kennedy, Irina Ankoudinova, Gregory A. Niemi, Chandra L. Tucker, Ming Xiao, Marianne C. Cilluffo, Gordon L. Fain, and James B. Hurley

Light Stimulates a Transducin-Independent Increase of Cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ and Suppression of Current in Cones from the Zebrafish Mutant nof
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 470-480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin D. Pavelko, Charles L. Howe, Kristen M. Drescher, Jeff D. Gamez, Aaron J. Johnson, Tao Wei, Richard M. Ransohoff, and Moses Rodriguez

Interleukin-6 Protects Anterior Horn Neurons from Lethal Virus-Induced Injury
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 481-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Grace and Jorge Busciglio

Aberrant Activation of Focal Adhesion Proteins Mediates Fibrillar Amyloid -Induced Neuronal Dystrophy
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 493-502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jie Bai, Hajime Nakamura, Yong-Won Kwon, Itaro Hattori, Yoshimi Yamaguchi, Yong-Chul Kim, Norihiko Kondo, Shin-ichi Oka, Shugo Ueda, Hiroshi Masutani, and Junji Yodoi

Critical Roles of Thioredoxin in Nerve Growth Factor-Mediated Signal Transduction and Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 503-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rick M. Dijkhuizen, Aneesh B. Singhal, Joseph B. Mandeville, Ona Wu, Elkan F. Halpern, Seth P. Finklestein, Bruce R. Rosen, and Eng H. Lo

Correlation between Brain Reorganization, Ischemic Damage, and Neurologic Status after Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 510-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juliette Johnson, Ning Tian, Matthew S. Caywood, Richard J. Reimer, Robert H. Edwards, and David R. Copenhagen

Vesicular Neurotransmitter Transporter Expression in Developing Postnatal Rodent Retina: GABA and Glycine Precede Glutamate
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 518-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Galina P. Demyanenko and Patricia F. Maness

The L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule Is Essential for Topographic Mapping of Retinal Axons
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 530-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugene P. Brandon, Weichun Lin, Kevin A. D'Amour, Donald P. Pizzo, Bertha Dominguez, Yoshie Sugiura, Silke Thode, Chien-Ping Ko, Leon J. Thal, Fred H. Gage, and Kuo-Fen Lee

Aberrant Patterning of Neuromuscular Synapses in Choline Acetyltransferase-Deficient Mice
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 539-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhisa Sakai, Hidemi Shimizu, Tatsuro Koike, Shigeki Furuya, and Masahiko Watanabe

Neutral Amino Acid Transporter ASCT1 Is Preferentially Expressed in L-Ser-Synthetic/Storing Glial Cells in the Mouse Brain with Transient Expression in Developing Capillaries
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 550-560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmet Höke, Tony Ho, Thomas O. Crawford, Carl LeBel, Dana Hilt, and John W. Griffin

Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Alters Axon Schwann Cell Units and Promotes Myelination in Unmyelinated Nerve Fibers
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 561-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason E. Long, Sonia Garel, Michael J. Depew, Stuart Tobet, and John L. R. Rubenstein

DLX5 Regulates Development of Peripheral and Central Components of the Olfactory System
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 568-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Vergara-Aragon, Claudia L. R. Gonzalez, and Ian Q. Whishaw

A Novel Skilled-Reaching Impairment in Paw Supination on the "Good" Side of the Hemi-Parkinson Rat Improved with Rehabilitation
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 579-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Gartz Hanson and Lynn T. Landmesser

Characterization of the Circuits That Generate Spontaneous Episodes of Activity in the Early Embryonic Mouse Spinal Cord
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 587-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Jeffery Woodbury and H. Richard Koerber

Widespread Projections from Myelinated Nociceptors throughout the Substantia Gelatinosa Provide Novel Insights into Neonatal Hypersensitivity
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 601-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. S. Brazhnik, R. U. Muller, and S. E. Fox

Muscarinic Blockade Slows and Degrades the Location-Specific Firing of Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 611-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth M. Powell, Daniel B. Campbell, Gregg D. Stanwood, Caleb Davis, Jeffrey L. Noebels, and Pat Levitt

Genetic Disruption of Cortical Interneuron Development Causes Region- and GABA Cell Type-Specific Deficits, Epilepsy, and Behavioral Dysfunction
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 622-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joshua I. Gold and Michael N. Shadlen

The Influence of Behavioral Context on the Representation of a Perceptual Decision in Developing Oculomotor Commands
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 632-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca A. Prosser, Urs Rutishauser, Grace Ungers, Lenka Fedorkova, and J. David Glass

Intrinsic Role of Polysialylated Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule in Photic Phase Resetting of the Mammalian Circadian Clock
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 652-658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benedetta Leuner, Jacqueline Falduto, and Tracey J. Shors

Associative Memory Formation Increases the Observation of Dendritic Spines in the Hippocampus
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 659-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernard W. Balleine, A. Simon Killcross, and Anthony Dickinson

The Effect of Lesions of the Basolateral Amygdala on Instrumental Conditioning
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 666-675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew T. Fox, Morgan D. Barense, and Mark G. Baxter

Perceptual Attentional Set-Shifting Is Impaired in Rats with Neurotoxic Lesions of Posterior Parietal Cortex
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 676-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorena Rela and Lidia Szczupak

Coactivation of Motoneurons Regulated by a Network Combining Electrical and Chemical Synapses
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 682-692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ming Hu and Jill B. Becker

Effects of Sex and Estrogen on Behavioral Sensitization to Cocaine in Rats
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 693-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Blank, Ingrid Nijholt, Dimitris K. Grammatopoulos, Harpal S. Randeva, Edward W. Hillhouse, and Joachim Spiess

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors Couple to Multiple G-Proteins to Activate Diverse Intracellular Signaling Pathways in Mouse Hippocampus: Role in Neuronal Excitability and Associative Learning
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 700-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carola Vogel, Rainald Mössner, Manfred Gerlach, Thoralf Heinemann, Dennis L. Murphy, Peter Riederer, Klaus-Peter Lesch, and Claudia Sommer

Absence of Thermal Hyperalgesia in Serotonin Transporter-Deficient Mice
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 708-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trevor M. Shackleton, Bernt C. Skottun, Robert H. Arnott, and Alan R. Palmer

Interaural Time Difference Discrimination Thresholds for Single Neurons in the Inferior Colliculus of Guinea Pigs
J. Neurosci. 2003 23: 716-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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