Publications [#353275] of Jaime Castrellon

Journal Articles

1. Castrellon, JJ; Meade, J; Greenwald, L; Hurst, K; Samanez-Larkin, GR (2021). Dopaminergic modulation of reward discounting in healthy rats: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Psychopharmacology, 238(3), 711-723. [doi]
   (last updated on 2022/05/18)

   Abstract:
   

   Rationale

   Although numerous studies have suggested that pharmacological alteration of the dopamine (DA) system modulates reward discounting, these studies have produced inconsistent findings.

   Objectives

   Here, we conducted a systematic review and pre-registered meta-analysis to evaluate DA drug-mediated effects on reward discounting of time, probability, and effort costs in studies of healthy rats. This produced a total of 1343 articles to screen for inclusion/exclusion. From the literature, we identified 117 effects from approximately 1549 individual rats.

   Methods

   Using random effects with maximum-likelihood estimation, we meta-analyzed placebo-controlled drug effects for (1) DA D1-like receptor agonists and (2) antagonists, (3) D2-like agonists and (4) antagonists, and (5) DA transporter-modulating drugs.

   Results

   Meta-analytic effects showed that DAT-modulating drugs decreased reward discounting. While D1-like and D2-like antagonists both increased discounting, agonist drugs for those receptors had no significant effect on discounting behavior. A number of these effects appear contingent on study design features like cost type, rat strain, and microinfusion location.

   Conclusions

   These findings suggest a nuanced relationship between DA and discounting behavior and urge caution when drawing generalizations about the effects of pharmacologically manipulating dopamine on reward-based decision-making.