2016
Dopamine D3 Receptor Availability Is Associated with Inflexible Decision Making
Groman SM, Smith NJ, Petrullli JR, Massi B, Chen L, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Lee D, Morris ED, Taylor JR. Dopamine D3 Receptor Availability Is Associated with Inflexible Decision Making. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 6732-6741. PMID: 27335404, PMCID: PMC4916249, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3253-15.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD3 receptor availabilityCorticostriatal brain regionsReversal-learning taskGoal-directed behaviorFlexible decision makingAbility of ratsReceptor availabilityFlexible adaptive behaviorDecision-making behaviorLearning rateIndividual differencesProbabilistic reinforcementReversal taskInitial learningProbabilistic discriminationReversal performanceDecision-making processCombined neuroimagingFlexible behaviorAdaptive behaviorComputational modelingReversal phaseSpatial acquisitionBrain regionsD3-preferring agonists
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