2012
Dysregulation of D2-Mediated Dopamine Transmission in Monkeys after Chronic Escalating Methamphetamine Exposure
Groman SM, Lee B, Seu E, James AS, Feiler K, Mandelkern MA, London ED, Jentsch JD. Dysregulation of D2-Mediated Dopamine Transmission in Monkeys after Chronic Escalating Methamphetamine Exposure. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 5843-5852. PMID: 22539846, PMCID: PMC3353813, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0029-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrainCentral Nervous System StimulantsChlorocebus aethiopsChoice BehaviorDiscrimination LearningDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFeedback, SensoryHomovanillic AcidMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethamphetaminePositron-Emission TomographyReceptors, Dopamine D2Retention, PsychologyReversal LearningSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsConceptsInhibitory control deficitsIndividual differencesInhibitory controlStimulus-outcome associationsLike receptor availabilityReversal-learning performancePositive feedback sensitivityStimulant-dependent individualsSubstance abuse behaviorsDopamine transmissionDrug-induced neuroadaptationsControl deficitsSelective impairmentDrugs of abuseDopaminergic neurochemistryEscalating-dose regimenLike receptorsMethamphetamine exposureSubstance dependenceDopamine systemBrain dopamine levelsDopamine transporter availabilityDopaminergic neurotransmissionReceptor availabilityDeficits
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