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Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches
Groman SM, Thompson SL, Lee D, Taylor JR. Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches. Trends In Neurosciences 2021, 45: 96-105. PMID: 34920884, PMCID: PMC8770604, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveDecision MakingHumansReinforcement, PsychologySubstance-Related DisordersConceptsDecision-making deficitsPathophysiology of addictionDecision-making strategiesBiobehavioral mechanismsAddictionReinforcement learningDecision-making processDrug useTranslational approachComputational componentsDeficitsLearningDifferent componentsBiological mechanismsOutcomesFindingsRecent studiesBehaviorStudyUnlocking the Reinforcement-Learning Circuits of the Orbitofrontal Cortex
Groman SM, Lee D, Taylor JR. Unlocking the Reinforcement-Learning Circuits of the Orbitofrontal Cortex. Behavioral Neuroscience 2021, 135: 120-128. PMID: 34060870, PMCID: PMC8201418, DOI: 10.1037/bne0000414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveNeurosciencesPrefrontal CortexReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsOrbitofrontal cortexReinforcement-learning mechanismsDecision-making impairmentsDiverse clinical populationsDecision-making differsNeurocomputational approachOFC dysfunctionNeuroscience techniquesBiobehavioral disordersBehavioral paradigmsClinical populationsBiobehavioral mechanismsAddiction pathologyComputational differencesReinforcement-learning algorithms
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Impulsivity resulting from frontostriatal dysfunction in drug abuse: implications for the control of behavior by reward-related stimuli
Jentsch J, Taylor J. Impulsivity resulting from frontostriatal dysfunction in drug abuse: implications for the control of behavior by reward-related stimuli. Psychopharmacology 1999, 146: 373-390. PMID: 10550488, DOI: 10.1007/pl00005483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl of behaviorInhibitory controlIncentive learning processesDrug abuseInhibitory response controlReward-related stimuliDrug-seeking behaviorChronic drug useCognitive impulsivityMotivational processesRelated stimuliMotivational qualitiesFrontostriatal systemFrontostriatal dysfunctionDrug seekingDrugs of abuseNeuro-anatomicalVentral striatumDrive stateAllocation of behaviorAppropriate behavioral patternsCognitive dysfunctionResponse controlFrontal cortexPrimate brain