2021
Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches
Groman SM, Thompson SL, Lee D, Taylor JR. Reinforcement learning detuned in addiction: integrative and translational approaches. Trends In Neurosciences 2021, 45: 96-105. PMID: 34920884, PMCID: PMC8770604, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDecision-making deficitsPathophysiology of addictionDecision-making strategiesBiobehavioral mechanismsAddictionReinforcement learningDecision-making processDrug useTranslational approachComputational componentsDeficitsLearningDifferent componentsBiological mechanismsOutcomesFindingsRecent studiesBehaviorStudy
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 tomography
2017
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
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