2022
Adolescent reinforcement-learning trajectories predict cocaine-taking behaviors in adult male and female rats
Villiamma P, Casby J, Groman SM. Adolescent reinforcement-learning trajectories predict cocaine-taking behaviors in adult male and female rats. Psychopharmacology 2022, 239: 2885-2901. PMID: 35705734, PMCID: PMC10332493, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06174-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-taking behaviorReversal-learning performanceDecision-making functionsReversal-learning taskReinforcement learning modelIndividual differencesAdolescent developmentFemale Long-Evans ratsRewarded outcomesDevelopmental trajectoriesNeurobiological mechanismsAdolescent trajectoriesAge-related changesGreater cocaineBiobehavioral mechanismsNeural adaptationLong-Evans ratsPredictive relationshipAddiction susceptibilityAdolescenceChoice behaviorAdulthoodDecision-making trajectoriesMental illnessChoice data
2020
Paranoia as a deficit in non-social belief updating
Reed EJ, Uddenberg S, Suthaharan P, Mathys C, Taylor JR, Groman SM, Corlett PR. Paranoia as a deficit in non-social belief updating. ELife 2020, 9: e56345. PMID: 32452769, PMCID: PMC7326495, DOI: 10.7554/elife.56345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParanoid individualsSocial threatLearning differencesTask environmentLearning behaviorOnline participantsMethamphetamine exposureParanoiaBeliefsVolatile environmentMental illnessComputational modelingIndividualsElevated sensitivityDeficitsAnticipationParticipantsParadigmThreatMethamphetamineDifferencesFurther assessmentBehaviorHarmThe Neurobiology of Impulsive Decision-Making and Reinforcement Learning in Nonhuman Animals
Groman SM. The Neurobiology of Impulsive Decision-Making and Reinforcement Learning in Nonhuman Animals. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2020, 47: 23-52. PMID: 32157666, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2020_127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpulsive choiceNonhuman animalsReinforcement learning processSophisticated behavioralImpulsive decisionNeural mechanismsNeuroscience techniquesNeurobiological mechanismsNeuromodulatory systemsBehavioral heterogeneityApplication of reinforcementLearning processNeurochemical basisMental illnessIntegration of reinforcementImpulsivityPathological levels