Dopaminergic modulation of reward discounting in healthy rats: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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-med...

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Published in:Psychopharmacology Vol. 238; no. 3; pp. 711 - 724
Main Authors: Castrellon, Jaime J., Meade, James, Greenwald, Lucy, Hurst, Katlyn, Samanez-Larkin, Gregory R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Mar2021
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          Castrellon, Jaime J.
          Meade, James
          Greenwald, Lucy
          Hurst, Katlyn
          Samanez-Larkin, Gregory R.
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      ab: 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.
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