1987
Electrophysiological studies on the specificity of the cholecystokinin antagonist proglumide
Chiodo L, Freeman A, Bunney B. Electrophysiological studies on the specificity of the cholecystokinin antagonist proglumide. Brain Research 1987, 410: 205-211. PMID: 3036308, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90317-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory effectsInhibitory effectA9 DA neuronsCCK receptor blockadeSelective CCK antagonistsMidbrain dopamine cellsPrefrontal cortical neuronsInhibitory potencyDA neuronsReceptor blockadeChronic treatmentSensorimotor cortexC-terminal octapeptideCCK antagonistsDA cellsSubstance PAPO effectsCortical neuronsDopamine cellsIntravenous administrationSelective antagonistRat CNSProglumideElectrophysiological studiesCholecystokinin
1986
Induction of depolarization block in midbrain dopamine neurons by repeated administration of haloperidol: analysis using in vivo intracellular recording.
Grace A, Bunney B. Induction of depolarization block in midbrain dopamine neurons by repeated administration of haloperidol: analysis using in vivo intracellular recording. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1986, 238: 1092-100. PMID: 3746660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApomorphineCorpus StriatumGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHaloperidolMaleMembrane PotentialsRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, DopamineSubstantia NigraConceptsAdministration of haloperidolDopamine neuronsVivo intracellular recordingsDepolarization blockIntracellular recordingsNigral dopamine neuronsAdministration of neurolepticsActive dopamine neuronsSpontaneous spike activityDopamine agonist apomorphineAntipsychotic drug haloperidolSpontaneous electrophysiological activityMidbrain dopamine neuronsAcute administrationAgonist apomorphineSubstantia nigraControl ratsExcitatory driveDepolarization blockadeDrug haloperidolSpontaneous activitySpike activityFiring rateHaloperidolNeurons
1985
Opposing effects of striatonigral feedback pathways on midbrain dopamine cell activity
Grace A, Bunney B. Opposing effects of striatonigral feedback pathways on midbrain dopamine cell activity. Brain Research 1985, 333: 271-284. PMID: 2986775, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91581-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsDA cellsStriatal stimulationReticulata neuronsDA neuronsRebound depolarizationReversal potentialSubstantia nigra zona reticulata neuronsStriatonigral GABAergic pathwayMidbrain dopamine cell activityDopamine cell activitySame stimulation parametersChloride injectionChloride channel blockerChloride reversal potentialSimilar reversal potentialsSimilar time courseGABAergic pathwayGABAergic projectionsZona reticulataPostsynaptic potentialsSystemic injectionChannel blockersIntracellular recordingsStriatal cells
1983
Typical and atypical neuroleptics: differential effects of chronic administration on the activity of A9 and A10 midbrain dopaminergic neurons
Chiodo L, Bunney B. Typical and atypical neuroleptics: differential effects of chronic administration on the activity of A9 and A10 midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1983, 3: 1607-1619. PMID: 6135762, PMCID: PMC6564520, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.03-08-01607.1983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapyramidal side effectsDepolarization inactivationA10 neuronsAntipsychotic drugsDA neuronsDopaminergic neuronsSide effectsExtracellular single-unit recording techniquesExcitatory amino acid glutamateInhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidSingle-unit recording techniquesNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidActive DA cellsA10 dopaminergic neuronsMidbrain dopaminergic neuronsGamma-aminobutyric acidActivity of A9Amino acid glutamateChronic administrationMicroiontophoretic applicationNeuroleptic treatmentNeuroleptic administrationAtypical neurolepticsTricyclic antidepressantsDA cells
1980
Changing 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntipsychotic AgentsBasal GangliaBasal Ganglia DiseasesBehaviorDopamineGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansNeurons, EfferentSubstantia NigraConceptsBasal gangliaExtrapyramidal disordersDopaminergic systemNigral dopaminergic systemExtrapyramidal motor systemDopamine system functionStriatal outputSubstantia nigraNeurotransmitter systemsBrain pathwaysGangliaBrain regionsDisordersSensory inputMotor systemSystem functionSymptomsPathwayBrainNigra
1979
Paradoxical GABA excitation of nigral dopaminergic cells: Indirect mediation through reticulata inhibitory neurons
Grace A, Bunney B. Paradoxical GABA excitation of nigral dopaminergic cells: Indirect mediation through reticulata inhibitory neurons. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1979, 59: 211-218. PMID: 527646, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(79)90283-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDopamineGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamatesIontophoresisMaleMuscimolNeural InhibitionNeuronsRatsStimulation, ChemicalSubstantia NigraConceptsZona reticulataGABA agonistsGABAergic inputsZona compactaSubstantia nigraLow dosesCell activitySingle-unit recording techniquesNigral dopaminergic cellsInhibitory GABAergic inputMeans of microiontophoresisPopulations of neuronsCell firing rateGABA excitationExcitatory effectsDopaminergic neuronsDopaminergic cellsInhibitory neuronsSame doseElectrophysiological studiesNeuron activityZR cellsFiring rateNeuronsAgonists
1978
Acute and chronic haloperidol treatment: Comparison of effects on nigral dopaminergic cell activity
Bunney B, Grace A. Acute and chronic haloperidol treatment: Comparison of effects on nigral dopaminergic cell activity. Life Sciences 1978, 23: 1715-1727. PMID: 31529, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(78)90471-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApomorphineBody WeightDopamineGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamatesHaloperidolKainic AcidMaleNeurotransmitter AgentsRatsSubstantia NigraTime FactorsConceptsChronic haloperidol treatmentDA cellsHaloperidol treatmentControl animalsCell activityExtracellular single-unit recordingsDopaminergic cell activityDopaminergic neuronal activityNigral DA cellsNeurological side effectsDopamine cell activitySingle-unit recordingsFeedback pathwaysComparison of effectsDA neuronsTime-dependent mannerMicroiontophoretic techniquesClinical effectsKainic acidAntipsychotic drugsDepolarization blockCaudate nucleusNeuronal activitySide effectsUnit recordings
1976
The precise localization of nigral afferents in the rat as determined by a retrograde tracing technique
Bunney B, Aghajanian G. The precise localization of nigral afferents in the rat as determined by a retrograde tracing technique. Brain Research 1976, 117: 423-435. PMID: 990939, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(76)90751-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research