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ArticleScientific reports2019

Aberrant habit formation in the Sapap3-knockout mouse model of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Lotfi C Hadjas, Christian Lüscher, Linda D Simmler

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lotfi C HadjasDepartment of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Christian LüscherDepartment of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Linda D SimmlerDepartment of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. linda.simmler@unige.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3512-4057
University of Geneva · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Motor behavior can be executed deliberately to achieve specific goals. With repetition, such behavior can become habitual and noncontingent on actions-outcomes. The formation of habits is a natural process that can become pathological, such as in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study used the Sapap3-knockout (KO) mouse model of OCD to assess habit formation based on reward devaluation. We also tested wildtype mice under different training and food-restriction schedules to assess the extent of natural habit formation. We found that Sapap3-KO mice were insensitive to the devaluation of a sucrose reward under conditions in which wildtype littermates were sensitive to devaluation. Moreover, food restriction favored goal-directed action in wildtype mice, whereas mice that were fed ad libitum were more likely to form habitual behavior but nevertheless maintained partly goal-directed lever-press behavior. In conclusion, only Sapap3-KO mice developed behavior that was fully insensitive to reward devaluation, suggesting that pathological habits in OCD patients are recapitulated in the present Sapap3-KO mouse model. In wildtype mice, the extent of habit formation was influenced by the state of satiety during training and the reinforcement schedule.

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Behavior, AnimalHabitsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGenotypeLocomotionMiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPhenotypeRewardNerve Tissue ProteinsSapap3 protein, mouse

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PMID31427755
PMCPMC6700199
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