Lea Ziskind-Conhaim is the editor of Neurons, Circuitry, and Plasticity in the Spinal Cord and Brainstem, Volume 1279, published by Wiley. Amy B. MacDermott is the editor of Neurons, Circuitry, and Plasticity in the Spinal Cord and Brainstem, Volume 1279, published by Wiley.

• Molecular, genetic, cellular, and network functions in the spinal cord and brainstem 1Paul S. G. SteinNeurotransmitters and synaptic components in the Merkel cell-neurite complex, a gentle-touch receptor 13Srdjan Maksimovic, Yoshichika Baba and Ellen A. LumpkinPrinciples of interneuron development learned from Renshaw cells and the motoneuron recurrent inhibitory circuit 22 Francisco J. Alvarez, Ana Benito-Gonzalez and Valerie C. SiembabDorsally derived spinal interneurons in locomotor circuits 32 Anna Vallstedt and Klas KullanderNeuronal correlates of the dominant role of GABAergic transmission in the developing mouse locomotor circuitry 43 Lea Ziskind-ConhaimGluA1 promotes the activity-dependent development of motor circuitry in the developing segmental spinal cord 54Angela M. Jablonski and Robert G. KalbOptical imaging of the spontaneous depolarization wave in the mouse embryo: origins and pharmacological nature 60Yoko Momose-Sato and Katsushige SatoImaging spinal neuron ensembles active during locomotion with genetically encoded calcium indicators 71Christopher A. Hinckley and Samuel L. PfaffGlutamatergic reticulospinal neurons in the mouse: developmental origins, axon projections, and functional connectivity 80 Marie-Claude Perreault and Joel G. GloverPre- and postsynaptic inhibitory control in the spinal cord dorsal horn 90 Rita Bardoni, Tomonori Takazawa, Chi-Kun Tong, Papiya Choudhury, Gregory Scherrer and Amy B. MacDermottActivity-dependent development of tactile and nociceptive spinal cord circuits 97Stephanie C. Koch and Maria FitzgeraldForce-sensitive afferents recruited during stance encode sensory depression in the contralateral swinging limb during locomotion 103 Shawn Hochman, Heather Brant Hayes, Iris Speigel and Young-Hui ChangMotor primitives and synergies in the spinal cord and after injury—the current state of play 114 Simon F. Giszter and Corey B. HartA dual spinal cord lesion paradigm to study spinal locomotor plasticity in the cat 127 Marina Martinez and Serge RossignolThe effects of endocannabinoid signaling on network activity in developing and motor circuits 135Peter WennerHypoxia-induced phrenic long-term facilitation: emergent properties 143Michael J. Devinney, Adrianne G. Huxtable, Nicole L. Nichols and Gordon S. MitchellAxon regeneration and exercise-dependent plasticity after spinal cord injury 154John D. Houle and Marie-Pascale CôtéAccelerating locomotor recovery after incomplete spinal injury 164Brian K. Hillen, James J. Abbas and Ranu Jung