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
2019
Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes
Groman SM, Keistler C, Keip AJ, Hammarlund E, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C, Lee D, Taylor JR. Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes. Neuron 2019, 103: 734-746.e3. PMID: 31253468, PMCID: PMC6893860, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research