2021
Unlocking 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
2019
Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes
Groman SM, Keistler C, Keip AJ, Hammarlund E, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C, Lee D, Taylor JR. Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes. Neuron 2019, 103: 734-746.e3. PMID: 31253468, PMCID: PMC6893860, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2016
Hypofrontality and Posterior Hyperactivity in Early Schizophrenia: Imaging and Behavior in a Preclinical Model
Kaneko G, Sanganahalli BG, Groman SM, Wang H, Coman D, Rao J, Herman P, Jiang L, Rich K, de Graaf RA, Taylor JR, Hyder F. Hypofrontality and Posterior Hyperactivity in Early Schizophrenia: Imaging and Behavior in a Preclinical Model. Biological Psychiatry 2016, 81: 503-513. PMID: 27450031, PMCID: PMC5130616, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBiomarkersBrainDecision MakingDiffusion Tensor ImagingDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMethylazoxymethanol AcetateMultimodal ImagingPrefrontal CortexRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReversal LearningRewardSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsMAM ratsEarly schizophreniaReversal-learning taskEarly behavioral markersResting-state functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceMethylazoxymethanol acetate (MAM) rat modelFunctional brain biomarkersPerceptual problemsBehavioral markersOrbitofrontal cortexLate adolescenceFunctional connectivityRat modelEarly diagnosisThree-choiceBehavioral studiesBehavioral symptomsPosterior corpus callosumSubstance abuseProdromal patientsSubthreshold symptomsVisual cortexBrain biomarkersSaline-treated controls
2015
Low circulating levels of bisphenol‐A induce cognitive deficits and loss of asymmetric spine synapses in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of adult male monkeys
Elsworth JD, Jentsch JD, Groman SM, Roth RH, Redmond ED, Leranth C. Low circulating levels of bisphenol‐A induce cognitive deficits and loss of asymmetric spine synapses in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of adult male monkeys. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2015, 523: 1248-1257. PMID: 25557059, PMCID: PMC4390445, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of BPARegimen of exposureAdult male vervet monkeysExcitatory synaptic inputsAsymmetric spine synapsesAdult male monkeysImpact of BPADorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsSpine synapsesSynaptic effectsCognitive dysfunctionMale vervet monkeysSynaptic inputsDendritic spinesPrimate brainExposure of humansMale monkeysBrain regionsCognitive deficitsLevels of bisphenolPrefrontal cortexAdverse effectsManufacture of plasticsStudies of humans
2014
Primate Phencyclidine Model of Schizophrenia: Sex-Specific Effects on Cognition, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Spine Synapses, and Dopamine Turnover in Prefrontal Cortex
Elsworth JD, Groman SM, Jentsch JD, Leranth C, Redmond DE, Kim JD, Diano S, Roth RH. Primate Phencyclidine Model of Schizophrenia: Sex-Specific Effects on Cognition, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Spine Synapses, and Dopamine Turnover in Prefrontal Cortex. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 18: pyu048. PMID: 25522392, PMCID: PMC4438537, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine synapse numberDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDopamine turnoverPhencyclidine treatmentSpine synapsesSynapse numberCognitive deficitsPrefrontal cortexPhencyclidine modelMale monkeysJuvenile monkeysSchizophrenia-related cognitive deficitsDendritic spine synapsesIncidence of schizophreniaAdult male monkeysSex-specific effectsMessenger RNABDNF expressionNeurotrophic factorNovel treatmentsCombined groupAdult nonhumanCore symptomsCortexNonhuman primates
2010
Behavioral Characteristics and Neural Mechanisms Mediating Performance in a Rodent Version of the Balloon Analog Risk Task
Jentsch JD, Woods JA, Groman SM, Seu E. Behavioral Characteristics and Neural Mechanisms Mediating Performance in a Rodent Version of the Balloon Analog Risk Task. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 35: 1797-1806. PMID: 20375994, PMCID: PMC3055471, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskRisk TaskPotential food rewardsMedial prefrontal cortexBiomarker of vulnerabilityRodent versionRisk-taking behaviorNeural basisIncentive motivationSuboptimal respondingFood rewardOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural circuitryHigh risk takingRewardGreater rewardsSubset of ratsLaboratory measuresFood pelletsHigh-risk behaviorsBehavioral characteristicsTaskCortexGreat public health concern