The dorsal striatum sets the sensitivity to effort
Jurado-Parras, M.-T.; Safaie, M.; Sarno, S.; Louis, J.; Karoutchi, C.; Berret, B.; Robbe, D.
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The dorsal striatum (dS) has been implicated in storing and retrieving procedural memories and controlling movement kinematics (e.g., speed). Since procedural memories are expressed through movements, the exact nature of the dS function has proven difficult to delineate. Here we challenged rats in complementary tasks designed to alleviate this performance confound. Surprisingly, dS lesions spared task-specific procedural memories but altered the kinematics of their expression in motor routines. Further behavioral analyses combined with simulations in the optimal control framework indicated that these alterations reflected an increased sensitivity to effort with preserved reward-seeking and ability to modulate movement speed. By setting the sensitivity to effort, the dS contributes to the optimization of the energy invested into voluntary movements. Such an elementary function of the dS might explain its implication in both procedural decisions and the control of movement speed.
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