2018
Neurochemical and Behavioral Dissections of Decision-Making in a Rodent Multistage Task
Groman SM, Massi B, Mathias SR, Curry DW, Lee D, Taylor JR. Neurochemical and Behavioral Dissections of Decision-Making in a Rodent Multistage Task. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 39: 295-306. PMID: 30413646, PMCID: PMC6325257, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2219-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultistage taskBehavioral platformDopamine toneDecision Making TaskValue-based choiceDecision-making taskNovel behavioral paradigmModel-based learningConsequences of actionsReinforcement learning systemNeuroscience studiesBehavioral paradigmsBiobehavioral mechanismsVentral striatumNeurobehavioral levelBehavioral dissectionNovel analytic approachCortex correlatesRetrospective appraisalChoice behaviorTaskBehavioral mechanismsMental disordersModel-based systemLearning
2017
Chronic Exposure to Methamphetamine Disrupts Reinforcement-Based Decision Making in Rats
Groman SM, Rich KM, Smith NJ, Lee D, Taylor JR. Chronic Exposure to Methamphetamine Disrupts Reinforcement-Based Decision Making in Rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 770-780. PMID: 28741627, PMCID: PMC5809784, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReinforcement learning processAbility of ratsNegative outcomesAdaptive decision-making strategiesProbabilistic reversal learningStimulus-reward contingenciesDopamine D2/3 receptor antagonistDynamic decision makingMaladaptive decisionReversal learningDecision-making strategiesD2/3 receptor antagonistOutcome behaviorsPsychostimulant methamphetamineChronic exposurePsychostimulant addictionChoice behaviorBehavioral mechanismsComputational modelDetrimental outcomesPsychostimulant drugsCurrent studyDecision makingDecision-making processDrug use