1993
In vivo assessment of basal and drug‐induced dopamine release in cortical and subcortical regions of the anesthetized primate
Moghaddam B, Berridge C, Goldman‐Rakic P, Bunney B, Roth R. In vivo assessment of basal and drug‐induced dopamine release in cortical and subcortical regions of the anesthetized primate. Synapse 1993, 13: 215-222. PMID: 8497807, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890130304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular dopamine levelsBasal extracellular dopamine levelsDopamine levelsPrefrontal cortexPremotor cortexDrug-induced dopamine releaseVivo assessmentExtracellular concentrationNonhuman primatesBasal extracellular concentrationsCaudate-putamen areaFeasibility of microdialysisCortex of primatesMedial prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCortical dopamineIntracerebral microdialysisIntravenous administrationNeurological illnessDopamine releaseSubcortical areasCortical areasDopamine projectionsDopamine systemSubcortical regions
1975
Inhibition of both noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons in brain by the α-adrenergic agonist clonidine
Svensson T, Bunney B, Aghajanian G. Inhibition of both noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons in brain by the α-adrenergic agonist clonidine. Brain Research 1975, 92: 291-306. PMID: 1174954, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(75)90276-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNE neuronsAgonist clonidineHigh dosesMidbrain dorsal raphe nucleusAlpha-adrenergic agonist clonidineSingle-unit recording techniquesBrain NE neuronsClonidine-induced depressionDorsal raphe nucleusAdrenergic agonist clonidineBrain norepinephrineRaphe neuronsIntravenous clonidineAdrenergic transmissionSerotonergic neuronsDepressant effectDopaminergic neuronsRaphe nucleusSpontaneous firingLocus coeruleusClonidineLow doseL-amphetamineAdrenergic receptorsNeuronsD & L amphetamine stereoisomers: comparative potencies in affecting the firing of central dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.
Bunney B, Walters J, Kuhar M, Roth R, Aghajanian G. D & L amphetamine stereoisomers: comparative potencies in affecting the firing of central dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons. Psychopharmacology Communications 1975, 1: 177-90. PMID: 1223998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoradrenergic neuronsDopaminergic neuronsD-amphetamineSingle-unit recording techniquesSubstantia nigra zona compactaSubstantia nigra dopamineLocus coeruleus cellsIsomers of amphetamineCentral dopaminergicZona compactaDA cellsDopamine neuronsLocus coeruleusParalyzed ratsCatecholamine systemsLow dosesInterpretation of studiesPharmacological toolsFiring ratePreferential effectComparative potencyNeuronsAmphetamineLethal dosesRecording techniques
1973
Dopaminergic neurons: effect of antipsychotic drugs and amphetamine on single cell activity.
Bunney B, Walters J, Roth R, Aghajanian G. Dopaminergic neurons: effect of antipsychotic drugs and amphetamine on single cell activity. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1973, 185: 560-71. PMID: 4576427.Peer-Reviewed Original Research