1980
Effect of sensory stimuli on the activity of dopaminergic neurons: Involvement of non-dopaminergic nigral neurons and striato-nigral pathways
Hommer D, Bunney B. Effect of sensory stimuli on the activity of dopaminergic neurons: Involvement of non-dopaminergic nigral neurons and striato-nigral pathways. Life Sciences 1980, 27: 377-386. PMID: 7412480, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(80)90185-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriato-nigral pathwayDopaminergic neuronsReticulata neuronsInhibitory periodSingle-unit recording techniquesNon-dopaminergic neuronsNigro-striatal pathwaySciatic nerve stimulationRat substantia nigraDopaminergic neuron activitySensory stimuliInitial inhibitionStimulation-induced changesActivity of dopaminergicNigral neuronsNerve stimulationSubstantia nigraNeuron activityNeuronsRecording techniquesHaloperidolLesionsInhibitionStimulationPathwayPeripheral 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
1976
d-Amphetamine-Induced Inhibition of Central Dopaminergic Neurons: Mediation by a Striato-Nigral Feedback Pathway
Bunney B, Achajanian G. d-Amphetamine-Induced Inhibition of Central Dopaminergic Neurons: Mediation by a Striato-Nigral Feedback Pathway. Science 1976, 192: 391-393. PMID: 1257777, DOI: 10.1126/science.1257777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD-amphetamineDepressant effectDopaminergic cell activityIntravenous d-amphetamineCentral dopaminergic neuronsStriato-nigral pathwayNeuronal feedback loopMicroiontophoretic applicationDopaminergic neuronsDopaminergic cellsCell activitySignificant slowingFeedback pathwaysPrevious dataCellsLesionsPathwayNeurons