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