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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
2024
Lesions to the mediodorsal thalamus, but not orbitofrontal cortex, enhance volatility beliefs linked to paranoia
Suthaharan P, Thompson S, Rossi-Goldthorpe R, Rudebeck P, Walton M, Chakraborty S, Noonan M, Costa V, Murray E, Mathys C, Groman S, Mitchell A, Taylor J, Corlett P, Chang S. Lesions to the mediodorsal thalamus, but not orbitofrontal cortex, enhance volatility beliefs linked to paranoia. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114355. PMID: 38870010, PMCID: PMC11231991, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrbitofrontal cortexMediodorsal thalamusReward learning rateAssociated with paranoiaExcitotoxic lesionsBrain regionsUnoperated monkeysAction selectionAdaptive behaviorParanoiaBelief updatingMDmcMeaningful changeCortexThalamusBeliefsLearning rateRobust to variabilityCompare performanceRewardBehaviorBrainMonkeysAction policiesPerception
2012
The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity
Olausson P, Venkitaramani D, Moran T, Salter M, Taylor J, Lombroso P. The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity. Neuroscience 2012, 225: 1-8. PMID: 22885232, PMCID: PMC3725644, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsConditioning, OperantElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFearMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReinforcement ScheduleReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsSynaptic plasticityExperience-dependent synaptic plasticityAspartic acid (NMDA) receptorsMemory formationLong-term potentiationAdult neuroplasticityAmygdala-dependent memory formationPharmacological treatmentKO miceExperience-induced neuroplasticityTyrosine phosphatase STEPNR2B subunitLateral amygdalaBrain regionsTyrosine kinase FynAcid receptorsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseNeuroplasticityMiceERK phosphorylationReceptor internalizationERK signalingKinase 1/2Detectable expressionSTEP KO mice
2011
Cell adhesion signaling pathways
Gourley S, Taylor J, Koleske A. Cell adhesion signaling pathways. Communicative & Integrative Biology 2011, 4: 30-33. DOI: 10.4161/cib.14083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesDendritic spine structureChronic drug exposureCertain brain regionsExpression/functionDrug exposureCocaine exposurePsychomotor sensitizationPsychostimulant exposureBrain regionsNeuronal shapeSpine structureHuman brainExposureSpineTyrosine kinaseRecent findingsNonreceptor tyrosine kinaseCell adhesion receptorsAdhesion receptorsDevelopmental periodAdhesion factorsCell adhesion factorsFirst respondersCytoskeletal effectors
1999
Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Lawrence M, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1999, 158: 214-220. PMID: 10448434, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusConcentration of DAEye blink rateBlink rateDA ratioDopaminergic regulationD1 agonist dihydrexidineDA D2 receptorsDopaminergic neurotoxin MPTPSeverity of parkinsonismSpontaneous eye blink rateSpecific brain regionsAntiparkinsonian effectsDA depletionD2 agonistDopamine D1Dopamine levelsNeurotoxin MPTPD2 receptorsMPTPNormal animalsRostral portionSubcortical regionsBrain regionsVentromedial regionAltered frontal cortical dopaminergic transmission in monkeys after subchronic phencyclidine exposure: involvement in frontostriatal cognitive deficits
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Elsworth J, Redmond D, Roth R. Altered frontal cortical dopaminergic transmission in monkeys after subchronic phencyclidine exposure: involvement in frontostriatal cognitive deficits. Neuroscience 1999, 90: 823-832. PMID: 10218783, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00481-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive deficitsSubchronic phencyclidine administrationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFrontal cortexCortical dopamine transmissionReduced dopaminergic functionFrontostriatal functionDetour taskCognitive performanceDopamine utilizationPhencyclidine exposurePrefrontal cortexPerformance impairmentPrelimbic cortexBrain regionsCognitive dysfunctionCortical impairmentCortical regionsCognitive impairmentDopaminergic functionPhencyclidine administrationDopamine transmissionSpecific subregionsCortexPsychotomimetic drug phencyclidineDopamine D4 receptor antagonist reversal of subchronic phencyclidine-induced object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys
Jentsch J, Taylor J, Redmond Jr D, Elsworth J, Youngren K, Roth R. Dopamine D4 receptor antagonist reversal of subchronic phencyclidine-induced object retrieval/detour deficits in monkeys. Psychopharmacology 1999, 142: 78-84. PMID: 10102786, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontostriatal systemCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexObject retrieval taskRegulation of cognitionPrimate prefrontal cortexD4 dopamine receptorsNormal control monkeysDR antagonistsCognitive processesDetour taskCognitive deficitsPerformance impairmentBrain regionsCognitive dysfunctionRetrieval tasksFrontal cortexTaskCortexCortical dopaminergicDeficitsDopaminergic systemAntagonist reversalControl subjectsDopamine receptors
1997
Enduring Cognitive Deficits and Cortical Dopamine Dysfunction in Monkeys After Long-Term Administration of Phencyclidine
Jentsch J, Redmond D, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Youngren K, Roth R. Enduring Cognitive Deficits and Cortical Dopamine Dysfunction in Monkeys After Long-Term Administration of Phencyclidine. Science 1997, 277: 953-955. PMID: 9252326, DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5328.953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine utilizationPrefrontal cortexAtypical antipsychotic drug clozapineLong-term administrationDirect drug effectAntipsychotic drug clozapinePsychotomimetic drug phencyclidineAdministration of phencyclidineDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDopamine hypofunctionPrefrontal cortex functionCognitive dysfunctionPhencyclidine treatmentBehavioral deficitsDopamine dysfunctionPsychiatric disordersDrug effectsDrug clozapineDrug phencyclidineBrain regionsCognitive deficitsCortex functionCognitive functionPhencyclidineCortex
1996
Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys
Elsworth J, Sladek J, Taylor J, Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R. Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys. Neuroscience 1996, 72: 477-484. PMID: 8737417, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00564-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal ventral mesencephalonVentral mesencephalonCaudate nucleusGraft siteDopamine neuronsDopamine concentrationsBehavioral recoveryTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioFetal dopamine neuronsGrafted dopamine neuronsIntrastriatal transplantsParkinsonian primatesGrafted neuronsIntrastriatal transplantationGestational ageTransplant proceduresDopamine ratioDopamine productionSignificant elevationNucleus accumbensDopamine systemSham graftsGraftBrain regions