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
1997
Characterization of dopamine‐induced depolarization of prefrontal cortical neurons
Shi W, Zheng P, Liang X, Bunney B. Characterization of dopamine‐induced depolarization of prefrontal cortical neurons. Synapse 1997, 26: 415-422. PMID: 9215600, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(199708)26:4<415::aid-syn9>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of dopaminePFC neuronsDA agonistsPrefrontal cortexAtypical antipsychotic drug clozapinePrefrontal cortical neuronsRat brain slicesAntipsychotic drug clozapineWhole-cell recordingsPFC pyramidal cellsSynaptic blockadeDA receptorsBeta antagonistDA antagonistsSubstantia nigraCortical neuronsPyramidal cellsBrain slicesDrug clozapineCell recordingsNeuronsAntagonistNonspecific mechanismsDopamineDepolarization
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 lesionNeuronsRatsActivityCortexRole of the Amygdala in the Coordination of Behavioral, Neuroendocrine, and Prefrontal Cortical Monoamine Responses to Psychological Stress in the Rat
Goldstein L, Rasmusson A, Bunney B, Roth R. Role of the Amygdala in the Coordination of Behavioral, Neuroendocrine, and Prefrontal Cortical Monoamine Responses to Psychological Stress in the Rat. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 4787-4798. PMID: 8764665, PMCID: PMC6579011, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-15-04787.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala lesionsMonoaminergic systemsMetabolic activationAdrenocortical activationStress-induced freezing behaviorStress-induced exacerbationStress-induced freezingPosttraumatic stress disorderAnteromedial prefrontal cortexNorepinephrine metabolismMonoamine responseAfferent controlNeuroendocrine componentBilateral NMDAPFC dopamineSchizophrenic symptomsCentral nucleusMild stressPrefrontal cortexStress disorderPsychological stressLesionsDopamineStress activationUltrasonic vocalizations
1994
5‐HT1a agonist ±‐ 8‐OH‐DPAT modulates basal and stress‐induced changes in medial prefrontal cortical dopamine
Rasmusson A, Goldstein L, Deutch A, Bunney B, Roth R. 5‐HT1a agonist ±‐ 8‐OH‐DPAT modulates basal and stress‐induced changes in medial prefrontal cortical dopamine. Synapse 1994, 18: 218-224. PMID: 7855734, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890180307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine utilizationMedial prefrontal cortexStress-induced changesClinical efficacyMedial prefrontal cortical dopamineMicrograms/Prefrontal cortexAnxiety disordersPrefrontal cortical dopamineFootshock-induced increaseObserved clinical efficacyDopamine terminal fieldsCortical dopamineFootshock stressExtracellular dopamineHuman anxiety disordersNucleus accumbensSame doseTerminal fieldsEx vivo brain tissueNeurochemical analysisDopamine systemDPATAgonistsBrain tissueThe NMDA glycine site antagonist (+)-HA-966 selectively regulates conditioned stress-induced metabolic activation of the mesoprefrontal cortical dopamine but not serotonin systems: a behavioral, neuroendocrine, and neurochemical study in the rat
Goldstein L, Rasmusson A, Bunney B, Roth R. The NMDA glycine site antagonist (+)-HA-966 selectively regulates conditioned stress-induced metabolic activation of the mesoprefrontal cortical dopamine but not serotonin systems: a behavioral, neuroendocrine, and neurochemical study in the rat. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 4937-4950. PMID: 8046462, PMCID: PMC6577203, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-08-04937.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced increaseNMDA glycine-site antagonistsDA utilizationGlycine modulatory siteGlycine site antagonistHA-966Conditioned stressPrefrontal cortexCortical dopamineSite antagonistNucleus accumbensControl animalsModulatory siteMedial prefrontal cortical dopamineLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortical dopamineSerum corticosterone levelsNMDA receptor complexPost-traumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexNeurotransmitter ratiosRegional dopamineSerotonin utilizationSerum corticosteroneNMDA receptorsPreferential 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
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
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
1989
Pharmacological characterization of the receptor mediating electrophysiological responses to dopamine in the rat medial prefrontal cortex: a microiontophoretic study.
Sesack S, Bunney B. Pharmacological characterization of the receptor mediating electrophysiological responses to dopamine in the rat medial prefrontal cortex: a microiontophoretic study. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1989, 248: 1323-33. PMID: 2564893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat medial prefrontal cortexMedial prefrontal cortexGamma-aminobutyric acidD2-selective agonistsSelective agonistPrefrontal cortexPFC neuronsInhibitory effectSelective antagonistExtracellular single-unit recordingsD1-selective agonistsSingle-unit recordingsD1-selective antagonistD2-selective antagonistWeak antagonist activityMicroiontophoretic studyMicroiontophoretic techniquesSuperficial laminaeIontophoretic applicationLY171555Pharmacological characterizationInhibitory responsesMajority of cellsPharmacological characteristicsPharmacological profile
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
1979
Localization of dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity within laminae of the rat prefrontal cortex
Krieger N, Bunney B, Greengard P. Localization of dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity within laminae of the rat prefrontal cortex. Brain Research 1979, 179: 171-175. PMID: 509228, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(79)90502-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