2007
Functional Coupling between the Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area
Gao M, Liu C, Yang S, Jin G, Bunney B, Shi W. Functional Coupling between the Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 5414-5421. PMID: 17507563, PMCID: PMC6672349, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5347-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaVTA DA neuronsDA neuronsPrefrontal cortexPFC neuronsDopamine neuronsTegmental areaAction potential-dependent DA releaseSlow oscillationsChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsIntra-PFC infusionsFunctional couplingPFC terminalsVTA DAGlutamate releaseDA releaseExcitatory influenceRelay neuronsInhibitory influenceCell activityBrain functionNeuronsImportant new insightsCortexMultiple pathways
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
1994
Preferential activation of dopamine overflow in prefrontal cortex produced by chronic clozapine treatment
Youngren K, Moghaddam B, Bunney B, Roth R. Preferential activation of dopamine overflow in prefrontal cortex produced by chronic clozapine treatment. Neuroscience Letters 1994, 165: 41-44. PMID: 8015734, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90704-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexChronic treatmentNucleus accumbensPrefrontal cortexChronic clozapine treatmentBasal dopamine releaseExtracellular dopamine levelsChronic clozapineClozapine treatmentIntracerebral microdialysisAcute doseDopaminergic toneDopamine levelsDopamine releaseExtracellular dopamineRat striatumDopamine overflowClozapineBrain regionsPreferential activationStriatumAccumbensCortexTreatmentMicrodialysis
1990
Acute Effects of Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs on the Release of Dopamine from Prefrontal Cortex, Nucleus Accumbens, and Striatum of the Rat: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study
Moghaddam B, Bunney B. Acute Effects of Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs on the Release of Dopamine from Prefrontal Cortex, Nucleus Accumbens, and Striatum of the Rat: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1990, 54: 1755-1760. PMID: 1969939, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1990.tb01230.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexOutflow of dopamineRelease of dopamineNucleus accumbensAntipsychotic drugsPrefrontal cortexAcute effectsExtracellular levelsAtypical antipsychotic drug clozapineVivo microdialysis studyAtypical antipsychotic drugsEffects of sulpirideEffects of haloperidolAntipsychotic drug clozapineMicrodialysis studyVivo microdialysisDrug clozapineHaloperidolStriatumAccumbensCortexSulpirideExtracellular concentrationDopamineDrugsCharacterization of dopamine release in the rat medial prefrontal cortex as assessed by in vivo microdialysis: Comparison to the striatum
Moghaddam B, Roth R, Bunney B. Characterization of dopamine release in the rat medial prefrontal cortex as assessed by in vivo microdialysis: Comparison to the striatum. Neuroscience 1990, 36: 669-676. PMID: 2234405, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(90)90009-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexRat medial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCortical dopamineDopamine releaseChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsBeta-carboline FG 7142Dopamine release processBasal releasePara-tyrosineVivo microdialysisDopamine levelsFG 7142Local perfusionExtracellular dopamineAlpha-methylExtracellular levelsFmol/StriatumPharmacological manipulationCortexBasal levelsMicrodialysisStimulation conditionsDopamineUtilization of microdialysis for assessing the release of mesotelencephalic dopamine following clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs
Moghaddam B, Bunney B. Utilization of microdialysis for assessing the release of mesotelencephalic dopamine following clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 1990, 14: s51-s57. PMID: 2097674, DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(90)90086-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntipsychotic drugsDopamine systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemEffects of clozapineRelease of dopamineRat. 2Mesocortical dopamine systemAcute administrationVivo microdialysisMesotelencephalic systemNucleus accumbensPrefrontal effectPrefrontal cortexClozapineExtracellular concentrationDopamineHaloperidolMicrodialysisDrugsSulpirideMesolimbicStriatumAccumbensCortex
1988
Pharmacology of Dopamine‐Induced Electrophysiological Responses in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex: D1‐ or D2‐Mediated?
SESACK S, BUNNEY B. Pharmacology of Dopamine‐Induced Electrophysiological Responses in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex: D1‐ or D2‐Mediated? Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1988, 537: 529-530. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb42149.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1976
Dopamine and norepinephrine innervated cells in the rat prefrontal cortex: Pharmacological differentiation using microiontophoretic techniques
Bunney B, Aghajanian G. Dopamine and norepinephrine innervated cells in the rat prefrontal cortex: Pharmacological differentiation using microiontophoretic techniques. Life Sciences 1976, 19: 1783-1792. PMID: 1004134, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(76)90087-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat prefrontal cortexMicroiontophoretic techniquesLayer VLayers IIPrefrontal cortexUptake blockersInhibitory effectNE uptake blockerDA receptor blockerCortical layers IIDA uptake blockersReceptor blockersDA inhibitionNoradrenergic projectionsAccumbens nucleusPharmacological differentiationNorepinephrineCell activitySensitivity of cellsHistochemical evidenceBlockersCortexDopamineSensitive cellsSuperficial layers