2020
Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats
Groman SM, Hillmer AT, Liu H, Fowles K, Holden D, Morris ED, Lee D, Taylor JR. Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 777-787. PMID: 32826065, PMCID: PMC8935943, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsProbabilistic reversalRelapse-like behaviorTest of motivationReceptor availabilityPersistent drug useMetabotropic glutamate 5Neural mechanismsCompulsive patternsDecision-making processDrug-induced adaptationsSelective impairmentDrug useWeeks of abstinenceCocaine takingCocaine Self-AdministrationBrain regionsDegree of disruptionDays of cocaineAdult male ratsCocaine-induced increasesCocaine-induced changesDrug-induced alterationsRobust alterationsPositron emission tomographyMidbrain D3 Receptor Availability Predicts Escalation in Cocaine Self-administration
Groman SM, Hillmer AT, Liu H, Fowles K, Holden D, Morris ED, Lee D, Taylor JR. Midbrain D3 Receptor Availability Predicts Escalation in Cocaine Self-administration. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 767-776. PMID: 32312578, PMCID: PMC8954711, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbabilistic reversalTests of extinctionSubstance-dependent individualsCue-induced reinstatementRelapse-like behaviorTest of motivationAddiction-like behaviorCocaine self-administration behaviorCocaine-taking behaviorReceptor availabilitySelf-administer cocaineIndividual differencesAddicted populationNeurobiological mechanismsSelf-administration behaviorGreater escalationGreater motivationPoor decisionsNeural adaptationD3 receptor availabilityCocaine Self-AdministrationBehavioral biomarkersDecision-making functionsChoice behaviorRate of escalation
2016
Dopamine D3 Receptor Availability Is Associated with Inflexible Decision Making
Groman SM, Smith NJ, Petrullli JR, Massi B, Chen L, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Lee D, Morris ED, Taylor JR. Dopamine D3 Receptor Availability Is Associated with Inflexible Decision Making. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 6732-6741. PMID: 27335404, PMCID: PMC4916249, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3253-15.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD3 receptor availabilityCorticostriatal brain regionsReversal-learning taskGoal-directed behaviorFlexible decision makingAbility of ratsReceptor availabilityFlexible adaptive behaviorDecision-making behaviorLearning rateIndividual differencesProbabilistic reinforcementReversal taskInitial learningProbabilistic discriminationReversal performanceDecision-making processCombined neuroimagingFlexible behaviorAdaptive behaviorComputational modelingReversal phaseSpatial acquisitionBrain regionsD3-preferring agonists
2014
In the Blink of an Eye: Relating Positive-Feedback Sensitivity to Striatal Dopamine D2-Like Receptors through Blink Rate
Groman SM, James AS, Seu E, Tran S, Clark TA, Harpster SN, Crawford M, Burtner JL, Feiler K, Roth RH, Elsworth JD, London ED, Jentsch JD. In the Blink of an Eye: Relating Positive-Feedback Sensitivity to Striatal Dopamine D2-Like Receptors through Blink Rate. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 14443-14454. PMID: 25339755, PMCID: PMC4205561, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3037-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine D2-like receptorsD2-like receptorsPositron emission tomographyStriatal dopamine D2-like receptorsPositive feedback sensitivityAdult male vervet monkeysDopamine D2 receptorsD2-like receptor availabilityDopaminergic transmissionPharmacological assessmentD2 receptorsMale vervet monkeysReceptor numberReceptor availabilityEmission tomographyBlink rateReceptorsSimple behavioral measurePET measurementsHuman brainReversal-learning performanceVervet monkeysBehavioral measuresHuman impulsivityBehavioral addictions
2013
Diminished neurokinin‐1 receptor availability in patients with two forms of chronic visceral pain
Jarcho JM, Feier NA, Bert A, Labus JA, Lee M, Stains J, Ebrat B, Groman SM, Tillisch K, Brody AL, London ED, Mandelkern MA, Mayer EA. Diminished neurokinin‐1 receptor availability in patients with two forms of chronic visceral pain. Pain 2013, 154: 987-996. PMID: 23582152, PMCID: PMC4294187, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIrritable bowel syndromePositron emission tomographyClinical parametersPatient populationHealthy controlsIBS patientsChronic painInjury-related chronic painChronic visceral painNK-1R signalingPeripheral substance PChronic abdominal painPotential pharmacological interventionsIBD patientsVisceral painAbdominal painCentral sensitizationBowel syndromeBowel diseaseSubstance PPharmacological interventionsBrain expressionPatientsReceptor availability
2012
Dysregulation of D2-Mediated Dopamine Transmission in Monkeys after Chronic Escalating Methamphetamine Exposure
Groman SM, Lee B, Seu E, James AS, Feiler K, Mandelkern MA, London ED, Jentsch JD. Dysregulation of D2-Mediated Dopamine Transmission in Monkeys after Chronic Escalating Methamphetamine Exposure. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 5843-5852. PMID: 22539846, PMCID: PMC3353813, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0029-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrainCentral Nervous System StimulantsChlorocebus aethiopsChoice BehaviorDiscrimination LearningDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFeedback, SensoryHomovanillic AcidMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethamphetaminePositron-Emission TomographyReceptors, Dopamine D2Retention, PsychologyReversal LearningSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsConceptsInhibitory control deficitsIndividual differencesInhibitory controlStimulus-outcome associationsLike receptor availabilityReversal-learning performancePositive feedback sensitivityStimulant-dependent individualsSubstance abuse behaviorsDopamine transmissionDrug-induced neuroadaptationsControl deficitsSelective impairmentDrugs of abuseDopaminergic neurochemistryEscalating-dose regimenLike receptorsMethamphetamine exposureSubstance dependenceDopamine systemBrain dopamine levelsDopamine transporter availabilityDopaminergic neurotransmissionReceptor availabilityDeficits
2011
Dorsal Striatal D2-Like Receptor Availability Covaries with Sensitivity to Positive Reinforcement during Discrimination Learning
Groman SM, Lee B, London ED, Mandelkern MA, James AS, Feiler K, Rivera R, Dahlbom M, Sossi V, Vandervoort E, Jentsch JD. Dorsal Striatal D2-Like Receptor Availability Covaries with Sensitivity to Positive Reinforcement during Discrimination Learning. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 7291-7299. PMID: 21593313, PMCID: PMC3114883, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0363-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLike receptor availabilityIndividual differencesDiscrimination learningBehavioral flexibilitySpecific neurocognitive mechanismsVisual discrimination problemsBehavioral sensitivityReceptor availabilityNeurocognitive mechanismsReward sensitivityBehavioral performanceNeural mechanismsVisual discriminationNeuropsychiatric disordersPositive reinforcementReversal phaseEnvironmental contingenciesThree-choiceNumber of trialsPhenotypic dimensionsPsychiatric conditionsFeedback sensitivityLearningElectrophysiological findingsDisorders