2020
Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats
Groman SM, Hillmer AT, Liu H, Fowles K, Holden D, Morris ED, Lee D, Taylor JR. Dysregulation of Decision Making Related to Metabotropic Glutamate 5, but Not Midbrain D3, Receptor Availability Following Cocaine Self-administration in Rats. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 777-787. PMID: 32826065, PMCID: PMC8935943, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsProbabilistic reversalRelapse-like behaviorTest of motivationReceptor availabilityPersistent drug useMetabotropic glutamate 5Neural mechanismsCompulsive patternsDecision-making processDrug-induced adaptationsSelective impairmentDrug useWeeks of abstinenceCocaine takingCocaine Self-AdministrationBrain regionsDegree of disruptionDays of cocaineAdult male ratsCocaine-induced increasesCocaine-induced changesDrug-induced alterationsRobust alterationsPositron emission tomographyThe Neurobiology of Impulsive Decision-Making and Reinforcement Learning in Nonhuman Animals
Groman SM. The Neurobiology of Impulsive Decision-Making and Reinforcement Learning in Nonhuman Animals. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2020, 47: 23-52. PMID: 32157666, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2020_127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpulsive choiceNonhuman animalsReinforcement learning processSophisticated behavioralImpulsive decisionNeural mechanismsNeuroscience techniquesNeurobiological mechanismsNeuromodulatory systemsBehavioral heterogeneityApplication of reinforcementLearning processNeurochemical basisMental illnessIntegration of reinforcementImpulsivityPathological levels
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