2013
Monoamine Levels Within the Orbitofrontal Cortex and Putamen Interact to Predict Reversal Learning Performance
Groman SM, James AS, Seu E, Crawford MA, Harpster SN, Jentsch JD. Monoamine Levels Within the Orbitofrontal Cortex and Putamen Interact to Predict Reversal Learning Performance. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 756-762. PMID: 23332512, PMCID: PMC3615106, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-directed behaviorOrbitofrontal cortexReward-directed behaviorPsychiatric disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderIndividual differencesAssociative learningInflexible behaviorBehavioral flexibilityBehavioral addictionsCompulsive behaviorsImportant modulatory influenceDiscrimination problemNeuromodulatory systemsPutamen dopamineNeurochemical dysfunctionBehavioral impairmentsNeurochemical levelsNeurochemical systemsDorsal striatumModulatory influenceCurrent studyDopamine levelsCortexNeurochemical differences
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