Regulation of habit formation in the dorsal striatum
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Habits are an essential and pervasive component of our daily lives that allow us to efficiently perform routine tasks. But their disruption contributes to the symptoms that underlie many psychiatric diseases. Emerging data are revealing the cellular and molecular mechanisms of habit formation in the dorsal striatum. New data suggest that in both the dorsolateral and dorsomedial striatum histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity acts as a critical negative regulator of the transcriptional processes underlying habit formation. In this review, we discuss this recent work and draw conclusions relevant to the treatment of diseases marked by maladaptive habits.
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Dichotomous control mechanisms, such as dorsomedial versus dorsolateral striatum and associative versus sensorimotor circuits, are supported by accumulating evidence.
“Accumulating evidence supports dichotomous control mechanisms, such as “dorsomedial versus dorsolateral striatum” and “associative versus sensorimotor circuits“57,58.”
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The dorsomedial striatum is an evolutionarily conserved hub for the action-outcome learning that supports goal-directed decision making.
“The dorsomedial striatum (DMS) is an evolutionarily conserved hub for the action-outcome learning that supports goal-directed decision making26,27.”
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Lack of consideration of action consequences marks inflexible habits.
“Such lack of consideration of action consequences marks inflexible habits8,26.”
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Suppression of DMS neuronal activity promotes inflexible habits.
“DMS neuronal activity, especially plasticity in dopamine D1 receptor-expressing neurons72, is critical for the action-outcome learning that supports goal-directed decision making and when suppressed promotes inflexible habits26–28.”
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- Authors
- Malvaez, M., & Wassum, K. M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wassum, Kate M
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-04
- Volume
- 20
- Pages
- 67-74
- ISSN
- 2352-1546 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5920535
- OpenAlex
- W2770332730
- Cited by
- 96
- References
- 156
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 0.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (DA035443, MH106972)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Keywords
- habit formation, dorsal striatum, histone deacetylase, dorsolateral striatum, dorsomedial striatum, transcriptional regulation, mental illness, cellular and molecular mechanisms
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