Abstract:
:Psycho-genetic studies have revealed a role for the brain serotonin system in gambling proneness and poor decision-making. We assessed whether manipulation of brain serotonin levels in rats affected performance in operant-based tasks for decision-making and gambling proneness. Male Wistar rats were exposed to an l-tryptophan (TRP) deficient diet (0.0 g/kg; T- group) or to a control, l-tryptophan containing diet (2.8 g/kg; T+ group). The same rats were tested for decision-making performance in the rodent Iowa Gambling Task (rIGT) using home-cage operant panels, and subsequently for gambling proneness in a Probabilistic Delivery Task (rPDT) using classic Skinnerboxes. At sacrifice, monoamines and metabolites were evaluated with HPLC analysis, confirming a drastically reduced serotonin synthesis, as well as altered dopamine turnover in the prefrontal cortex of T- rats. As expected, control rats (T+) progressively chose the option with the best long-term payoff in the rIGT, and also shifted from "Large & Luck-Linked" (LLL) to "Small & Sure" (SS) reinforcers in the rPDT. In contrast, depleted animals (T-) exhibited a weaker improvement of performance in the rIGT and maintained a sub-optimal attraction for LLL reinforcer in the rPDT. Comparing individual performances in both tests, we found a significant correlation between the two tasks in control (T+) but not in depleted (T-) rats. The present study revealed that (1) brain 5-HT depletion leads to poor decision-making and to gambling proneness; (2) the relationship between these two traits, shown in the control group, was disrupted in 5-HT depleted rats. The data are discussed in terms of changes within forebrain loops involved in cognitive and motivational/affective processes.
journal_name
Neuropharmacologyjournal_title
Neuropharmacologyauthors
Koot S,Zoratto F,Cassano T,Colangeli R,Laviola G,van den Bos R,Adriani Wdoi
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.11.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-03-01 00:00:00pages
1640-50issue
4eissn
0028-3908issn
1873-7064pii
S0028-3908(11)00481-3journal_volume
62pub_type
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