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The anterior insula bidirectionally modulates cost-benefit decision-making on a rodent gambling task

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Daniel, M. L., Cocker, P. J., Lacoste, J., Mar, A. C., Houeto, J. L., Belin‐Rauscent, A., Belin, D.·2017·European Journal of Neuroscience

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Deficits in cost-benefit decision-making, as assessed in the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), are commonly observed in neuropsychiatric disorders such as addiction. There is considerable variation in the maximization of rewards on such tasks, both in the general population and in rodent models, suggesting individual differences in decision-making may represent a key endophenotype for vulnerability to neuropsychiatric disorders. Increasing evidence suggests that the insular cortex, which is involved in interoception and emotional processes in humans, may be a key neural locus in the control of decision-making processes. However, the extent to which the insula contributes to individual differences in cost-benefit decision-making remains unknown. Using male Sprague Dawley rats, we first assessed individual differences in the performance over the course of a single session on a rodent analogue of the IGT (rGT). Rats were matched for their ability to maximize reward and received bilateral excitotoxic or sham lesions of the anterior insula cortex (AIC). Animals were subsequently challenged on a second rGT session with altered contingencies. Finally, animals were also assessed for instrumental conditioning and reversal learning. AIC lesions produced bidirectional alterations on rGT performance; rats that had performed optimally prior to surgery subsequently showed impairments, and animals that had performed poorly showed improvements in comparison with sham-operated controls. These bidirectional effects were not attributable to alterations in behavioural flexibility or in motivation. These data suggest that the recruitment of the AIC during decision-making may be state-dependent and help guide response selection towards subjectively favourable options.

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  • Insula lesions lead to reductions in performance on an adaptation of the Iowa Gambling Task in rats who previously performed optimally.

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Authors
Daniel, M. L., Cocker, P. J., Lacoste, J., Mar, A. C., Houeto, J. L., Belin‐Rauscent, A., & Belin, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique (MQ)
  • New York University (US)
  • Service de Neurologie CIC‐INSERM 1402 CHU de Poitiers Poitiers Cedex France
Corresponding author
Cocker, P. J.
Venue
European Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-10-06
Volume
46
Issue
10
Pages
2620-2628
ISSN
  • 0953-816X (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-9568
OpenAlex
W2752203438
Cited by
35
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
FWCI
1.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo (cc-by)
Funders
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
  • AXA Research Fund
  • Medical Research Council (RG82507)
  • Leverhulme Trust (RG83473)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
anterior insula, cost-benefit decision making, gambling task, individual differences, reward maximization, excitotoxic lesions, reversal learning, operant conditioning, behavioral flexibility, motivation, addiction vulnerability, endophenotypes
MeSH terms
Animals, Cerebral Cortex, Conditioning, Operant, Decision Making, Games, Experimental, Male, Reward, Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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