Anterior insula activity during alcohol and social reward self-administration and choice in male and female rats
Yvar van Mourik, Dustin Schetters, Ilse Bassie, Mohamad El Samadi, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Taco J. De Vries, Nathan J. Marchant
This study investigates how anterior insula cortex activity relates to alcohol and social reward choice in rats, finding that increased aIC activity correlates with decision bias towards alcohol.
Journal of Neuroscience · Mar 2, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience