2020
Paranoia as a deficit in non-social belief updating
Reed EJ, Uddenberg S, Suthaharan P, Mathys C, Taylor JR, Groman SM, Corlett PR. Paranoia as a deficit in non-social belief updating. ELife 2020, 9: e56345. PMID: 32452769, PMCID: PMC7326495, DOI: 10.7554/elife.56345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParanoid individualsSocial threatLearning differencesTask environmentLearning behaviorOnline participantsMethamphetamine exposureParanoiaBeliefsVolatile environmentMental illnessComputational modelingIndividualsElevated sensitivityDeficitsAnticipationParticipantsParadigmThreatMethamphetamineDifferencesFurther assessmentBehaviorHarm
2019
Model-Free and Model-Based Influences in Addiction-Related Behaviors
Groman SM, Massi B, Mathias SR, Lee D, Taylor JR. Model-Free and Model-Based Influences in Addiction-Related Behaviors. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 85: 936-945. PMID: 30737015, PMCID: PMC6534429, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveDecision MakingMaleMethamphetamineModels, PsychologicalRatsReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsDecision-making taskModel-based behaviorModel-free learningModel-based learningAbility of ratsChronic drug useUnrewarded outcomesIndividual differencesDrug-induced disruptionHabitual systemAddiction vulnerabilityModel-free reinforcementBehavioral platformAction selectionDrug useSubsequent methamphetamineCore featuresLearning mechanism
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
2013
Methamphetamine-induced increases in putamen gray matter associate with inhibitory control
Groman SM, Morales AM, Lee B, London ED, Jentsch JD. Methamphetamine-induced increases in putamen gray matter associate with inhibitory control. Psychopharmacology 2013, 229: 527-538. PMID: 23748383, PMCID: PMC3770792, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3159-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetamine-Related DisordersAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCognitionDiscrimination, PsychologicalDose-Response Relationship, DrugInhibition, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethamphetaminePositron-Emission TomographyPutamenReceptors, Dopamine D2Retention, PsychologyReversal LearningTime FactorsConceptsD2-like receptorsGray matterDrug usePositron emission tomography scanDopamine D2-like receptorsDrug-experienced individualsHuman methamphetamine usersRegimen of methamphetamineEmission tomography scanGray matter abnormalitiesMethamphetamine-induced increasesDrug-induced changesInhibitory controlNeurobiological risk factorsDopaminergic markersRisk factorsTomography scanDAT availabilityRight putamenTransporter availabilityPharmacological effectsStructural abnormalitiesRegimenMagnetic resonance imagesObjectivesThe purpose
2012
An Evaluation of the Evidence that Methamphetamine Abuse Causes Cognitive Decline in Humans
Dean AC, Groman SM, Morales AM, London ED. An Evaluation of the Evidence that Methamphetamine Abuse Causes Cognitive Decline in Humans. Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 38: 259-274. PMID: 22948978, PMCID: PMC3527116, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2012.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive declineCognitive difficultiesMA abuseLine of researchCognitive functionCognitive deficitsModerator variablesMiddle adulthoodCross-sectional human studiesBrain structuresTwin studiesAbuseIllicit substancesMethamphetamine abuseAbstinenceCognitionMethamphetamineIndividualsCausal relationshipDifficultiesRelationshipHuman studiesDeficitsFindingsAdulthoodDysregulation 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