Benjamin Bunney, MD
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Psychiatry
1636 Newbury Neck Road
Surry, ME 04684
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Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
Education & Training
- MD
- New York University (1964)
Research
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121Publications
18,572Citations
Publications
2021
A model for the assessment, care, and treatment of suicidal risk within the military intelligence community
Van Dillen T, Kane R, Bunney B, Feuerstein S, Hopkins C, Raimo J, Stubbs T, Jobes D. A model for the assessment, care, and treatment of suicidal risk within the military intelligence community. Military Psychology 2021, 34: 345-351. PMID: 38536342, PMCID: PMC10013476, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1962185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArmy Public Health CenterBehavioral healthBehavioral health accessPublic Health CenterBehavioral health providersHealth assessment surveyHealth centersHealth promotionSleep healthSuicidal riskHealth providersHealth accessSurgeon's officeCare deliveryClinical suicidologyHealth stigmaSuicide behaviorHealth assessmentWellness modelHealthAssessment surveySuicideCareFocus groupsReport findings
2012
Bursting as a source of non‐linear determinism in the firing patterns of nigral dopamine neurons
Jeong J, Shi W, Hoffman R, Oh J, Gore JC, Bunney BS, Peterson BS. Bursting as a source of non‐linear determinism in the firing patterns of nigral dopamine neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 36: 3214-3223. PMID: 22831464, PMCID: PMC3490015, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08238.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNigral dopamine neuronsDA neuronsFiring patternsComplex firing patternsDopamine neuronsBursting activityChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsHalothane-anesthetized ratsRat substantia nigraReward-related learningSubstantia nigraPhasic burstsFiring activityNeuronsBursting neuronsRatsStochastic firing patternsVivoNon-linear deterministic structureActivityNigra
2007
Oscillatory firing of dopamine neurons: Differences between cells in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area
Zhang D, Yang S, Jin G, Bunney B, Shi W. Oscillatory firing of dopamine neurons: Differences between cells in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area. Synapse 2007, 62: 169-175. PMID: 18081182, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVentral tegmental areaDA neuronsSubstantia nigraDopamine neuronsTegmental areaSlow oscillationsChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsSN DA neuronsVTA DA neuronsDegree of burstingVariability of firingAfferent inputAdjacent substantia nigraOscillatory firingFiring rateNeuronsNeuronal oscillationsNigraCellsFiringRatsBrainImportant roleThe Neuroscience Research Program at the Connecticut Mental Health Center
Heninger G, Krystal J, Duman R, Bunney B, Bowers M, Aghajanian G. The Neuroscience Research Program at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. 2007, 77-95. DOI: 10.1002/9780470994580.ch4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional Coupling between the Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area
Gao M, Liu C, Yang S, Jin G, Bunney B, Shi W. Functional Coupling between the Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 5414-5421. PMID: 17507563, PMCID: PMC6672349, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5347-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVentral tegmental areaVTA DA neuronsDA neuronsPrefrontal cortexPFC neuronsDopamine neuronsTegmental areaAction potential-dependent DA releaseSlow oscillationsChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsIntra-PFC infusionsFunctional couplingPFC terminalsVTA DAGlutamate releaseDA releaseExcitatory influenceRelay neuronsInhibitory influenceCell activityBrain functionNeuronsImportant new insightsCortexMultiple pathwaysClozapine Blocks D-Amphetamine-Induced Excitation of Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area
Shi W, Zhang X, Pun C, Bunney B. Clozapine Blocks D-Amphetamine-Induced Excitation of Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Neuropsychopharmacology 2007, 32: 1922-1928. PMID: 17299514, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsD2-like receptorsDA neuronsVentral tegmental areaD-amphetamineDA receptorsExcitatory effectsTegmental areaΑ1 receptor antagonist prazosinAtypical antipsychotic drug clozapineChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsTypical antipsychotic drug haloperidolCentral dopamine transmissionCurrent antipsychotic drugsReceptor antagonist prazosinAntipsychotic drug haloperidolAntipsychotic drug clozapineAntagonist prazosinExcitatory pathwaysDA transmissionDopamine neuronsΑ1 receptorsSystemic administrationAntipsychotic drugsExcitatory inputsIncomplete blockade
2003
Patricia Goldman-Rakic, 1937–2003
Aghajanian G, Bunney B, Holzman P. Patricia Goldman-Rakic, 1937–2003. Neuropsychopharmacology 2003, 28: 2218-2220. DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2000
Enhancement of NMDA‐induced current by the putative NR2B selective antagonist ifenprodil
Zhang X, Bunney B, Shi W. Enhancement of NMDA‐induced current by the putative NR2B selective antagonist ifenprodil. Synapse 2000, 37: 56-63. PMID: 10842351, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(200007)37:1<56::aid-syn6>3.0.co;2-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAnimalsDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismElectrophysiologyExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlycineKynurenic AcidMaleMembrane PotentialsN-MethylaspartateOrgan Culture TechniquesPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexPyramidal CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpermineConceptsLow NMDA concentrationsNMDA currentsNMDA concentrationReceptor affinityNMDA receptor affinityEffects of ifenprodilNR2B-selective antagonist ifenprodilEnhancement of NMDARat brain slicesNMDA receptorsAntagonist selectiveBrain slicesSubcortical areasNR2B subunitNMDANoncompetitive antagonistIfenprodilCGP37849Same concentrationKynurenatePrevious studiesAntagonistReceptorsDual Effects of d-Amphetamine on Dopamine Neurons Mediated by Dopamine and Nondopamine Receptors
Shi W, Pun C, Zhang X, Jones M, Bunney B. Dual Effects of d-Amphetamine on Dopamine Neurons Mediated by Dopamine and Nondopamine Receptors. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 3504-3511. PMID: 10777813, PMCID: PMC6773133, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-09-03504.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsD2-like receptorsD-amphetamineDA cellsSelective D2 antagonist racloprideVivo single-unit recordingsFiring rateAlpha1-antagonist prazosinAlpha2 antagonist idazoxanAlpha-antagonist phenoxybenzamineD2 antagonist racloprideDA cell firingSingle-unit recordingsRelated psychostimulantsAntagonist idazoxanAntagonist phenoxybenzamineDA receptorsAntagonist prazosinAntagonist racloprideExcitatory effectsAlpha1 receptorsDopamine neuronsDopamine releaseCell firingInhibitory effectReceptorsAnatomic basis of sequence‐dependent predictability exhibited by nigral dopamine neuron firing patterns
Hoffman R, Shi W, Bunney B. Anatomic basis of sequence‐dependent predictability exhibited by nigral dopamine neuron firing patterns. Synapse 2000, 39: 133-138. PMID: 11180500, DOI: 10.1002/1098-2396(200102)39:2<133::aid-syn4>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor Merit Award
National AwardNational Institute of Mental HealthDetails01/01/2000, 01/01/1990United Stateshonor President
National AwardAmerican College of NeuropsychopharmacologyDetails01/01/1997United Stateshonor Chairman, Board of Scientific Counselors
National AwardNational Institute of Mental HealthDetails01/01/1994, 01/01/1989United Stateshonor Member, Institute of Medicine
National AwardNational Academy of SciencesDetails01/01/1993United Stateshonor Lieber Prize for Research
UnknownNational Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and DepressionDetails01/01/1987United States
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How Yale is confronting the national mental health crisis
- October 01, 2009
Experts on mental illness, multiple sclerosis are newest chairs
- September 15, 2009
Psychiatry professor named chair
- January 15, 2009
Portrait of psychiatry chair unveiled
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