2007
Functional 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 ResearchConceptsVentral 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 pathways
1980
Peripheral and striatal influences on nigral dopamine cells: Mediation by reticulata neurons
Grace A, Hommer D, Bunney B. Peripheral and striatal influences on nigral dopamine cells: Mediation by reticulata neurons. Brain Research Bulletin 1980, 5: 105-109. DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(80)90017-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDA cellsZona reticulataGABA agonistsInhibitory influenceDA cell firing rateDopamine receptor blocker haloperidolStriato-nigral pathwayNigral dopamine cellsCell firing rateReticulata neuronsStriatal influencesSubstantia nigraDopaminergic cellsDopamine cellsNoxious stimuliLow dosesFiring rateNeuronsInhibitory effectAgonistsCell rateCellsHaloperidolMuscimolDoses