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01-04-2013 | Research Article

Conditioned place preference induced by electrical stimulation of the insular cortex: effects of naloxone

Authors: Raquel García, María J. Simón, Amadeo Puerto

Published in: Experimental Brain Research | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

The insular cortex has been related to various sensory, regulatory, and learning processes, which frequently include affective-emotional components. The objective of this study was to investigate the possibility of inducing reinforcing effects by electrical stimulation of this cortical region in Wistar rats. Concurrent conditioned place preference tasks were conducted for this purpose, using two rectangular mazes that differed in dimensions, texture, and spatial orientation. A significant correlation was found in the preferences induced by insular cortex electrical stimulation between the two mazes. Animals showed consistent preference or avoidance behaviors associated with simultaneous insular cortex stimulation. No electrical self-stimulation was achieved. In a second experiment, animals that showed consistent place preference after the simultaneous insular cortex electrical stimulation were administered with 4 mg/ml/kg of naloxone. The results revealed that this opiate antagonist blocked concurrent place preference learning when the task was conducted in a new maze but not when it was conducted in the same maze as that in which the animals had learned the task. These results are discussed in terms of the participation of the insular cortex in various reward and aversion modalities.

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Title: Conditioned place preference induced by electrical stimulation of the insular cortex: effects of naloxone
Authors: Raquel García
María J. Simón
Amadeo Puerto
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Experimental Brain Research / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0014-4819
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-013-3422-7

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