Part I: Novel Experimental Techniques

1. Optogenetic Stimulation of Neurons in the Brainstem of Freely Behaving Rats and Mice

Stephen Abbott

2. Stimulating Peripheral Afferents to Evoke Cardiorespiratory Reflex responses in the In Situ Arterially-Perfused Preparation

Angelina Y. Fong

3. Excitatory Responses to Microinjection of Glutamate Depend on Dose not Volume: A Meta-Analysis of Studies in Rat RVLM

Andrea H. Gaede and Paul M. Pilowsky

4. Acute Activation and Inhibition of the Sympathetic Baroreceptor Reflex

Melissa M.J. Farnham

Part II: Intracellular Signalling

5. Pharmacological Dissection of G Protein-Mediated Second Messenger Cascades in Neurons

Mark C. Bellingham

6. In Vivo Manipulation of Intracellular Signalling Pathways

V.J. Tallapragada

Part III: The Single Neurons

7. Identification of Spinally Projecting Neurons in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla In Vivo

Simon McMullan

8. Microionotophoretic Study of Individual Neurons During Intracellular Recording

Qi-Jian Sun and Paul M. Pilowsky

9. Neurobiotin Electroporation for Combined Structural and Functional Analysis of Neurons in Developing Mouse Brain Slices

Refik Kanjhan and Mark C. Bellingham

10. Juxtacellular Neuronal Labelling, Physiological Characterization, and Phenotypic Identification of Single Neurons In Vivo

Anthony J.M. Verberne and Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith

Part IV: Methods for Analysis

11. Analysis of Sympathetic Nerve Activity Analysis of Sympathetic Nerve Activity

Rohit Ramchandra

12. Insight into Autonomic Nervous System Control of Heart Rate in the Rat Using Analysis of Heart Rate Variability and Baroreflex Sensitivity

Cara M. Hildreth, Ann K. Goodchild, and Jacqueline K. Phillips

13. Neurophysiological Recording of the Compound Muscle Action Potential for Motor Unit Number Estimation in Mice

Shyuan T. Ngo and Mark C. Bellingham

Part V: Clinical Focus and Application

14. Animal Models of Neuropathic Pain Due to Nerve Injury

Paul J. Austin and Gila Moalem-Taylor

15. Detection of Sensitized Nerve Responses: Dorsal Root Reflexes, Live Cell Calcium, and ROS Imaging

Karin N. Westlund and Liping Zhang

16. Visual Evoked Potential Recording in Rodents

Yuyi You, Alexander Klistorner, and Stuart L. Graham

17. The Visual Evoked Potential in Humans

Stuart L. Graham and Alexander Klistorner

18. Improving Motor Activation Patterns after Stroke with Wii-Based Movement Therapy

Angelica G. Thompson-Butel, Sarah E. Scheuer, and Penelope A. McNulty