Methamphetamine-induced increases in putamen gray matter associate with inhibitory control
Groman SM, Morales AM, Lee B, London ED, Jentsch JD. Methamphetamine-induced increases in putamen gray matter associate with inhibitory control. Psychopharmacology 2013, 229: 527-538. PMID: 23748383, PMCID: PMC3770792, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3159-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetamine-Related DisordersAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCognitionDiscrimination, PsychologicalDose-Response Relationship, DrugInhibition, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethamphetaminePositron-Emission TomographyPutamenReceptors, Dopamine D2Retention, PsychologyReversal LearningTime FactorsConceptsD2-like receptorsGray matterDrug usePositron emission tomography scanDopamine D2-like receptorsDrug-experienced individualsHuman methamphetamine usersRegimen of methamphetamineEmission tomography scanGray matter abnormalitiesMethamphetamine-induced increasesDrug-induced changesInhibitory controlNeurobiological risk factorsDopaminergic markersRisk factorsTomography scanDAT availabilityRight putamenTransporter availabilityPharmacological effectsStructural abnormalitiesRegimenMagnetic resonance imagesObjectivesThe purposeMonoamine 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