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 ResearchConceptsNigral 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 ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaDA neuronsSubstantia nigraDopamine neuronsTegmental areaSlow oscillationsChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsSN DA neuronsVTA DA neuronsDegree of burstingVariability of firingAfferent inputAdjacent substantia nigraOscillatory firingFiring rateNeuronsNeuronal oscillationsNigraCellsFiringRatsBrainImportant role
1988
Effects of apamin on the discharge properties of putative dopamine-containing neurons in vitro
Shepard P, Bunney B. Effects of apamin on the discharge properties of putative dopamine-containing neurons in vitro. Brain Research 1988, 463: 380-384. PMID: 3196925, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)90414-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine-containing neuronsPutative dopamine-containing neuronsEffects of apaminCalcium-activated potassium conductanceCalcium-activated potassium channelsBrain slice preparationApamin administrationSubstantia nigraSlice preparationNeuronal excitabilityBursting activityPotassium conductancePotassium channelsNeuronsSelective inhibitorApaminRegular activitiesExcitabilityAdministrationNigra
1980
Nigral Dopamine Neurons: Intracellular Recording and Identification with L-Dopa Injection and Histofluorescence
Grace A, Bunney B. Nigral Dopamine Neurons: Intracellular Recording and Identification with L-Dopa Injection and Histofluorescence. Science 1980, 210: 654-656. PMID: 7433992, DOI: 10.1126/science.7433992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-DOPA injectionIntracellular recordingsAntidromic conduction velocitiesPutative dopaminergic neuronsDopamine-containing neuronsRat substantia nigraAntidromic activationDopaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraSlow depolarizationBurst firingFluorescence histochemistryConduction velocityFast potentialsNeuronsExtracellular spikesInjectionHistofluorescenceRecordingsNigraChanging Concepts of Nigral Dopamine System Function Within the Basal Ganglia: Relevance to Extrapyramidal Disorders
Bunney B, Grace A, Hommer D. Changing Concepts of Nigral Dopamine System Function Within the Basal Ganglia: Relevance to Extrapyramidal Disorders. Journal Of Neural Transmission. Supplementa 1980, 17-23. PMID: 6107330, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-8582-7_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaExtrapyramidal disordersDopaminergic systemNigral dopaminergic systemExtrapyramidal motor systemDopamine system functionStriatal outputSubstantia nigraNeurotransmitter systemsBrain pathwaysGangliaBrain regionsDisordersSensory inputMotor systemSystem functionSymptomsPathwayBrainNigra
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