2022
Adolescent reinforcement-learning trajectories predict cocaine-taking behaviors in adult male and female rats
Villiamma P, Casby J, Groman SM. Adolescent reinforcement-learning trajectories predict cocaine-taking behaviors in adult male and female rats. Psychopharmacology 2022, 239: 2885-2901. PMID: 35705734, PMCID: PMC10332493, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06174-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-taking behaviorReversal-learning performanceDecision-making functionsReversal-learning taskReinforcement learning modelIndividual differencesAdolescent developmentFemale Long-Evans ratsRewarded outcomesDevelopmental trajectoriesNeurobiological mechanismsAdolescent trajectoriesAge-related changesGreater cocaineBiobehavioral mechanismsNeural adaptationLong-Evans ratsPredictive relationshipAddiction susceptibilityAdolescenceChoice behaviorAdulthoodDecision-making trajectoriesMental illnessChoice data
2020
Midbrain 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