2020
Reinforcement Learning during Adolescence in Rats
Afshar N, Keip AJ, Taylor JR, Lee D, Groman SM. Reinforcement Learning during Adolescence in Rats. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 5857-5870. PMID: 32601244, PMCID: PMC7380962, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0910-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel behavioral protocolReversal-learning performanceAdaptive choice behaviorBehavioral protocolFemale Long-Evans ratsReversal performanceChoice behaviorLong-Evans ratsAdolescent brain functionAge-related improvementsReinforcement-learning mechanismsReversal-learning taskReversal-learning paradigmDecision-making paradigmReinforcement learning mechanismAdolescent ratsLongitudinal designAge-related changesNeurodevelopmental mechanismsAdolescencePositive outcomesBrain functionFunction of circuitsPostnatal day 30Adulthood
2017
Explaining Delusions: Reducing Uncertainty Through Basic and Computational Neuroscience
Feeney EJ, Groman SM, Taylor JR, Corlett PR. Explaining Delusions: Reducing Uncertainty Through Basic and Computational Neuroscience. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2017, 43: 263-272. PMID: 28177090, PMCID: PMC5605246, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbw194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative learning theoryPersistence of delusionsAttentional allocationCognitive psychologySet of beliefsAnimal beliefsNew learningComputational neuroscienceLearning theoryHuman beliefsErroneous beliefsBelief characteristicsBrain functionConsensual realityClinical phenomenologyAnimal researchBeliefsDelusionsComputational modelPsychotic illnessPsychologyPharmacological treatmentNeuroscienceTeleological approachFuture state