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
2014
Primate Phencyclidine Model of Schizophrenia: Sex-Specific Effects on Cognition, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Spine Synapses, and Dopamine Turnover in Prefrontal Cortex
Elsworth JD, Groman SM, Jentsch JD, Leranth C, Redmond DE, Kim JD, Diano S, Roth RH. Primate Phencyclidine Model of Schizophrenia: Sex-Specific Effects on Cognition, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Spine Synapses, and Dopamine Turnover in Prefrontal Cortex. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 18: pyu048. PMID: 25522392, PMCID: PMC4438537, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine synapse numberDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDopamine turnoverPhencyclidine treatmentSpine synapsesSynapse numberCognitive deficitsPrefrontal cortexPhencyclidine modelMale monkeysJuvenile monkeysSchizophrenia-related cognitive deficitsDendritic spine synapsesIncidence of schizophreniaAdult male monkeysSex-specific effectsMessenger RNABDNF expressionNeurotrophic factorNovel treatmentsCombined groupAdult nonhumanCore symptomsCortexNonhuman primates
2013
Monoamine Levels Within the Orbitofrontal Cortex and Putamen Interact to Predict Reversal Learning Performance
Groman SM, James AS, Seu E, Crawford MA, Harpster SN, Jentsch JD. Monoamine Levels Within the Orbitofrontal Cortex and Putamen Interact to Predict Reversal Learning Performance. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 756-762. PMID: 23332512, PMCID: PMC3615106, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-directed behaviorOrbitofrontal cortexReward-directed behaviorPsychiatric disordersObsessive-compulsive disorderIndividual differencesAssociative learningInflexible behaviorBehavioral flexibilityBehavioral addictionsCompulsive behaviorsImportant modulatory influenceDiscrimination problemNeuromodulatory systemsPutamen dopamineNeurochemical dysfunctionBehavioral impairmentsNeurochemical levelsNeurochemical systemsDorsal striatumModulatory influenceCurrent studyDopamine levelsCortexNeurochemical differences
2010
Behavioral Characteristics and Neural Mechanisms Mediating Performance in a Rodent Version of the Balloon Analog Risk Task
Jentsch JD, Woods JA, Groman SM, Seu E. Behavioral Characteristics and Neural Mechanisms Mediating Performance in a Rodent Version of the Balloon Analog Risk Task. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 35: 1797-1806. PMID: 20375994, PMCID: PMC3055471, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskRisk TaskPotential food rewardsMedial prefrontal cortexBiomarker of vulnerabilityRodent versionRisk-taking behaviorNeural basisIncentive motivationSuboptimal respondingFood rewardOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural circuitryHigh risk takingRewardGreater rewardsSubset of ratsLaboratory measuresFood pelletsHigh-risk behaviorsBehavioral characteristicsTaskCortexGreat public health concern