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 techniquesHaloperidolLesionsInhibitionStimulationPathway