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
2011
Asenapine effects on cognitive and monoamine dysfunction elicited by subchronic phencyclidine administration
Elsworth JD, Groman SM, Jentsch JD, Valles R, Shahid M, Wong E, Marston H, Roth RH. Asenapine effects on cognitive and monoamine dysfunction elicited by subchronic phencyclidine administration. Neuropharmacology 2011, 62: 1442-1452. PMID: 21875607, PMCID: PMC3711239, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsExecutive functionCognitive dysfunctionPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsSubchronic phencyclidine administrationCognition-enhancing effectsDysregulation of neurotransmissionSame brain regionsReversal taskSpecific brain regionsPoor reversalAsenapine effectsOrbitofrontal cortexTrend levelSerotonin turnoverSerotonin utilizationControl monkeysFine motor functionPhencyclidine administrationMotor functionDeficitsDaily administrationNormal monkeysDiscrete brain regions