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
1996
Effects of Lesions in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex on the Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons
Shim S, Bunney B, Shi W. Effects of Lesions in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex on the Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons. Neuropsychopharmacology 1996, 15: 437-441. PMID: 8914116, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(96)00052-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaDA neuronsPrefrontal cortexSubstantia nigraPFC lesionsBursting activityFiring rateActive DA cellsSN DA neuronsActive DA neuronsMidbrain dopamine neuronsSingle-unit recordingsMedial prefrontal cortexDA cellsDopamine neuronsTegmental areaLocal injectionIbotenic acidUnit recordingsLesionsSame lesionNeuronsRatsActivityCortex
1988
Effects of Acute and Chronic Neuroleptic Treatment on the Activity of Mid brain Dopamine Neuronsa
BUNNEY B. Effects of Acute and Chronic Neuroleptic Treatment on the Activity of Mid brain Dopamine Neuronsa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1988, 537: 77-85. PMID: 2904786, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb42097.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAD administrationDA releaseDA cell activityChronic neuroleptic treatmentMidbrain DA neuronsRelease of DAEffects of AcuteNeurological side effectsDA neuronsNeuroleptic treatmentAcute effectsNerve terminalsSpontaneous activitySide effectsCell activityMarked increaseAdministrationProjection areaPrimary effectReleaseAcuteMarked effectNeuronsActivityBiochemical techniques
1984
Antipsychotic drug effects on the electrical activity of dopaminergic neurons
Bunney B. Antipsychotic drug effects on the electrical activity of dopaminergic neurons. Trends In Neurosciences 1984, 7: 212-215. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(84)80013-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical effectsAntipsychotic drugsChronic studiesAntipsychotic drug effectsDopamine cell activityCell firing rateMechanism of actionDopaminergic neuronsDrug effectsCell activityElectrophysiological techniquesFiring rateBehavioral effectsDrugsElectrical activityTime-dependent changesNeuronsCellular sitesChemical messengersSpecific actionsActivity