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Reward-Mediated, Model-Free Reinforcement-Learning Mechanisms in Pavlovian and Instrumental Tasks Are Related
Afshar N, Cinotti F, Martin D, Khamassi M, Calu DJ, Taylor JR, Groman SM. Reward-Mediated, Model-Free Reinforcement-Learning Mechanisms in Pavlovian and Instrumental Tasks Are Related. Journal Of Neuroscience 2022, 43: 458-471. PMID: 36216504, PMCID: PMC9864557, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1113-22.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-tracking behaviorReinforcement learning mechanismInstrumental learning processesSign-tracking behaviorModel-free reinforcementApproach taskInstrumental taskInstrumental behaviorBehavioral proceduresSubjects designLearning mechanismDecision Making TaskModel-based computationLearning processModel-free reinforcement learningPredictive cuesIncentive salienceAssociative learningIndividual differencesComputational mechanismsDecision-making processPavlovianModel-based algorithmValue representationAction values
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Targeting extinction and reconsolidation mechanisms to combat the impact of drug cues on addiction
Taylor JR, Olausson P, Quinn JJ, Torregrossa MM. Targeting extinction and reconsolidation mechanisms to combat the impact of drug cues on addiction. Neuropharmacology 2008, 56: 186-195. PMID: 18708077, PMCID: PMC2635342, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue-drug memoriesCue-drug associationsCue exposure therapyMemory reconsolidation processesDisruption of reconsolidationCue-induced relapseDrug-associated cuesInhibitory memoryReconsolidation mechanismsDrug cuesMemory retrievalReconsolidation processMemory processesReconsolidationCompulsive disorderRelapse behaviorMemoryMemory erasureBrief time periodDrug addictionDistinct processesCuesAddictionExtinctionCraving