
Etienne Coutureau
Researcher
Director of research / CNRS/ Contact
+33 5 57 57 15 48
www.orcid.org/0000-0001-6695-020X
/ Address of work
INCIA - Hôpital Charles Perrens - Bâtiment "Les Tulipes" - Université de Bordeaux - 146 rue Léo Saignat - 33076 Bordeaux

Scientific articles
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Inhibition of noradrenergic signaling in rodent orbitofrontal cortex impairs the updating of goal-directed actions
Juan Carlos Cerpa, Alessandro Piccin, Margot Dehove, Marina Lavigne, Eric J Kremer, Mathieu Wolff, Shauna L Parkes, Etienne Coutureau.
eLife. 2023-02-20. 12
10.7554/eLife.81623 -
The mediodorsal thalamus supports adaptive responding based on stimulus-outcome associations
Sarah Morceau, Angélique Faugère, Etienne Coutureau, Mathieu Wolff.
. 2022-09-13.
10.1101/2022.09.12.507585 -
Dopamine and noradrenaline modulation of goal-directed behavior in orbital and medial prefrontal cortex: Toward a division of labor?
Juan-Carlos Cerpa, Etienne Coutureau, Shauna L. Parkes.
Behavioral Neuroscience. 2021-04-01. 135(2) : 138-153.
10.1037/bne0000426 -
Chemogenetic silencing of hippocampus and amygdala reveals a double dissociation in periadolescent obesogenic diet-induced memory alterations
Fabien Naneix, Ioannis Bakoyiannis, Marianela Santoyo-Zedillo, Clémentine Bosch-Bouju, Gustavo Pacheco-Lopez, Etienne Coutureau, Guillaume Ferreira.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2021-02-01. 178 : 107354.
10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107354 -
Targeting Catecholaminergic Systems in Transgenic Rats With a CAV-2 Vector Harboring a Cre-Dependent DREADD Cassette.
Juan-Carlos Cerpa, Alain R. Marchand, Yoan Salafranque, Jean-Rémi Pape, Eric J. Kremer, Etienne Coutureau.
Front. Mol. Neurosci.. 2020-07-03. 13
10.3389/fnmol.2020.00121 -
Dopamine blockade impairs the exploration-exploitation trade-off in rats
François Cinotti, Virginie Fresno, Nassim Aklil, Etienne Coutureau, Benoît Girard, Alain R. Marchand & Mehdi Khamassi.
Scientific Reports. 2019-05-01. 9(6770)
10.1038/s41598-019-43245-z. -
A thalamocortical circuit for updating action-outcome associations
Virginie Fresno, Shauna L Parkes, Angélique Faugère, Etienne Coutureau, Mathieu Wolff.
Elife. 2019-04-23. 8
10.7554/eLife.46187 -
Distinct regional patterns in noradrenergic innervation of the rat prefrontal cortex.
Juan-Carlos Cerpa, Alain R. Marchand, Etienne Coutureau.
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 2019-01-07. 96 : 102-109.
10.1016/j.jchemneu.2019.01.002 -
Dopamine regulates the exploration-exploitation trade-off in rats
Francois Cinotti, Virginie Fresno, Nassim Aklil, Etienne Coutureau, Benoit Girard, Alain Marchand, Mehdi Khamassi.
. 2018-11-29.
10.1101/482802 -
Dietary omega-3 deficiency exacerbates inflammation and reveals spatial memory deficits in mice exposed to lipopolysaccharide during gestation.
V.F. Labrousse, Q. Leyrolle, C. Amadieu, A. Aubert, A Sere, E. Coutureau, S. Grégoire, L. Bretillon, V. Pallet, P. Gressens, C. Joffre, A. Nadjar, S. Layé.
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2018-10-01. 73 : 427-440.
10.1016/j.bbi.2018.06.004 -
Manipulating the revision of reward value during the intertrial interval increases sign tracking and dopamine release.
Brian Lee, Ronny N. Gentry, Gregory B. Bissonette, Rae J. Herman, John J. Mallon, Daniel W. Bryden, Donna J. Calu, Geoffrey Schoenbaum, Etienne Coutureau, Alain R. Marchand, Mehdi Khamassi, Matthew R. Roesch.
PLoS Biol. 2018-09-26. 16(9) : e2004015.
10.1371/journal.pbio.2004015 -
Thalamocortical and corticothalamic pathways differentially contribute to goal-directed behaviors in the rat
Fabien Alcaraz, Virginie Fresno, Alain R Marchand, Eric J Kremer, Etienne Coutureau, Mathieu Wolff.
eLife. 2018-02-06. 7
10.7554/eLife.32517 -
Protracted motivational dopamine-related deficits following adolescence sugar overconsumption.
Fabien Naneix, Florence Darlot, Véronique De Smedt-Peyrusse, Jean-Rémi Pape, Etienne Coutureau, Martine Cador.
Neuropharmacology. 2018-02-01. 129 : 16-25.
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.11.021 -
Inter-individual differences in decision-making, flexible and goal-directed behaviors: novel insights within the prefronto-striatal networks.
Aurélie Fitoussi, Prisca Renault, Catherine Le Moine, Etienne Coutureau, Martine Cador, Françoise Dellu-Hagedorn.
Brain Struct Funct. 2017-10-12. 223(2) : 897-912.
10.1007/s00429-017-1530-z -
Insular and Ventrolateral Orbitofrontal Cortices Differentially Contribute to Goal-Directed Behavior in Rodents.
Shauna L Parkes, Pascal M Ravassard, Juan-Carlos Cerpa, Mathieu Wolff, Guillaume Ferreira, Etienne Coutureau.
Cerebral Cortex. 2017-05-25. 28(7) : 2313-2325.
10.1093/cercor/bhx132 -
Impact of Early Consumption of High-Fat Diet on the Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System.
F. Naneix, F. Tantot, C. Glangetas, J. Kaufling, Y. Janthakhin, C. Boitard, V. De Smedt-Peyrusse, J. R. Pape, S. Vancassel, P. Trifilieff, F. Georges, E. Coutureau, G. Ferreira.
eNeuro. 2017-01-01. 4(3) : ENEURO.0120-17.2017.
10.1523/eneuro.0120-17.2017 -
The effect of high-fat diet consumption on appetitive instrumental behavior in rats.
Frédéric Tantot, Shauna L. Parkes, Alain R. Marchand, Chloé Boitard, Fabien Naneix, Sophie Layé, Pierre Trifilieff, Etienne Coutureau, Guillaume Ferreira.
Appetite. 2017-01-01. 108 : 203-211.
10.1016/j.appet.2016.10.001 -
Parallel inputs from the mediodorsal thalamus to the prefrontal cortex in the rat
Fabien Alcaraz, Alain R. Marchand, Gilles Courtand, Etienne Coutureau, Mathieu Wolff.
Eur J Neurosci. 2016-07-01.
10.1111/ejn.13316 -
A time course analysis of satiety-induced instrumental outcome devaluation
Shauna L. Parkes, Alain R. Marchand, Guillaume Ferreira, Etienne Coutureau.
Learn Behav. 2016-04-29. 44(4) : 347-355.
10.3758/s13420-016-0226-1 -
Acquisition of specific response–outcome associations requires NMDA receptor activation in the basolateral amygdala but not in the insular cortex
Shauna L. Parkes, Guillaume Ferreira, Etienne Coutureau.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2016-02-01. 128 : 40-45.
10.1016/j.nlm.2015.12.005 -
Long-lasting deficits in hedonic and nucleus accumbens reactivity to sweet rewards by sugar overconsumption during adolescence
Fabien Naneix, Florence Darlot, Etienne Coutureau, Martine Cador.
Eur J Neurosci. 2016-01-13. 43(5) : 671-680.
10.1111/ejn.13149 -
Mediodorsal but not anterior thalamic nuclei lesions impair acquisition of a conditional discrimination task
Mathieu Wolff, Angélique Faugère, Émilie Desfosses, Étienne Coutureau, Alain R. Marchand.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2015-11-01. 125 : 80-84.
10.1016/j.nlm.2015.07.018 -
Flexible Use of Predictive Cues beyond the Orbitofrontal Cortex: Role of the Submedius Thalamic Nucleus
F. Alcaraz, A. R. Marchand, E. Vidal, A. Guillou, A. Faugere, E. Coutureau, M. Wolff.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2015-09-23. 35(38) : 13183-13193.
10.1523/jneurosci.1237-15.2015 -
Functional heterogeneity of the limbic thalamus: From hippocampal to cortical functions
Mathieu Wolff, Fabien Alcaraz, Alain R. Marchand, Etienne Coutureau.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2015-07-01. 54 : 120-130.
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.11.011 -
Juvenile Obesity Enhances Emotional Memory and Amygdala Plasticity through Glucocorticoids
C. Boitard, M. Maroun, F. Tantot, A. Cavaroc, J. Sauvant, A. Marchand, S. Laye, L. Capuron, M. Darnaudery, N. Castanon, E. Coutureau, R.-M. Vouimba, G. Ferreira.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2015-03-04. 35(9) : 4092-4103.
10.1523/jneurosci.3122-14.2015 -
Juvenile obesity enhances emotional memory and amygdala plasticity through glucocorticoids.
C. Boitard, M. Maroun, F. Tantot, A. Cavaroc, J. Sauvant, A. Marchand, S. Laye, L. Capuron, M. Darnaudery, N. Castanon, E. Coutureau, R.-M. Vouimba, G. Ferreira.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2015-03-04. 35(9) : 4092-4103.
10.1523/jneurosci.3122-14.2015 -
Microglial Activation Enhances Associative Taste Memory through Purinergic Modulation of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission
J.-C. Delpech, N. Saucisse, S. L. Parkes, C. Lacabanne, A. Aubert, F. Casenave, E. Coutureau, N. Sans, S. Laye, G. Ferreira, A. Nadjar.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2015-02-18. 35(7) : 3022-3033.
10.1523/jneurosci.3028-14.2015 -
Differential role of insular cortex muscarinic and NMDA receptors in one-trial appetitive taste learning
Shauna L. Parkes, Vanesa De la Cruz, Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni, Etienne Coutureau, Guillaume Ferreira.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2014-12-01. 116 : 112-116.
10.1016/j.nlm.2014.09.008 -
Dissociable effects of anterior and mediodorsal thalamic lesions on spatial goal-directed behavior
Fabien Alcaraz, Fabien Naneix, Emilie Desfosses, Alain R. Marchand, Mathieu Wolff, Etienne Coutureau.
Brain Struct Funct. 2014-09-27. 221(1) : 79-89.
10.1007/s00429-014-0893-7 -
Dimensions of Temperament Modulate Cue-Controlled Behavior: A Study on Pavlovian to Instrumental Transfer in Horses (Equus Caballus)
Léa Lansade, Etienne Coutureau, Alain Marchand, Gersende Baranger, Mathilde Valenchon, Ludovic Calandreau.
PLoS ONE. 2013-06-14. 8(6) : e64853.
10.1371/journal.pone.0064853 -
A role for anterior thalamic nuclei in contextual fear memory
A. Marchand, A. Faugère, E. Coutureau, M. Wolff.
Brain Struct Funct. 2013-06-04. 219(5) : 1575-1586.
10.1007/s00429-013-0586-7 -
Adolescent Stimulation of D2 Receptors Alters the Maturation of Dopamine-dependent Goal-Directed Behavior
Fabien Naneix, Alain R Marchand, Anaïs Pichon, Jean- Rémi Pape, Etienne Coutureau.
Neuropsychopharmacol. 2013-02-26. 38(8) : 1566-1574.
10.1038/npp.2013.55 -
A role for anterior thalamic nuclei in affective cognition: Interaction with environmental conditions
Alexandra Dupire, Patricia Kant, Nicole Mons, Alain R. Marchand, Etienne Coutureau, John Dalrymple-Alford, Mathieu Wolff.
Hippocampus. 2013-02-25. 23(5) : 392-404.
10.1002/hipo.22098 -
Parallel Maturation of Goal-Directed Behavior and Dopaminergic Systems during Adolescence
F. Naneix, A. R. Marchand, G. Di Scala, J.-R. Pape, E. Coutureau.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2012-11-14. 32(46) : 16223-16232.
10.1523/jneurosci.3080-12.2012 -
The Role of the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Adapting to Changes in Instrumental Contingency
Etienne Coutureau, Frederic Esclassan, Georges Di Scala, Alain R. Marchand.
PLoS ONE. 2012-04-04. 7(4) : e33302.
10.1371/journal.pone.0033302 -
A reinforcement learning approach to instrumental contingency degradation in rats
Alain Dutech, Etienne Coutureau, Alain R. Marchand.
Journal of Physiology-Paris. 2011-08-01. 105(1-3) : 36-44.
10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.07.017 -
Inter-Individual Decision-Making Differences in the Effects of Cingulate, Orbitofrontal, and Prelimbic Cortex Lesions in a Rat Gambling Task
Marion Rivalan, Etienne Coutureau, Aurélie Fitoussi, Françoise Dellu-Hagedorn.
Front. Behav. Neurosci.. 2011-01-01. 5
10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00022 -
Pavlovian to instrumental transfer: A neurobehavioural perspective
Nathan M. Holmes, Alain R. Marchand, Etienne Coutureau.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2010-07-01. 34(8) : 1277-1295.
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.03.007 -
Entorhinal cortex and cognition
Etienne Coutureau, Georges Di Scala.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 2009-08-01. 33(5) : 753-761.
10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.03.038 -
Transient role of the rat prelimbic cortex in goal-directed behaviour
Delphine A. S. Tran-Tu-Yen, Alain R. Marchand, Jean-Rémi Pape, Georges Di Scala, Etienne Coutureau.
European Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-08-01. 30(3) : 464-471.
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06834.x -
A Cholinergic-Dependent Role for the Entorhinal Cortex in Trace Fear Conditioning
F. Esclassan, E. Coutureau, G. Di Scala, A. R. Marchand.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-06-24. 29(25) : 8087-8093.
10.1523/jneurosci.0543-09.2009 -
A Role for Medial Prefrontal Dopaminergic Innervation in Instrumental Conditioning
F. Naneix, A. R. Marchand, G. D. Scala, J.-R. Pape, E. Coutureau.
Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-05-20. 29(20) : 6599-6606.
10.1523/jneurosci.1234-09.2009 -
Differential contribution of dorsal and ventral hippocampus to trace and delay fear conditioning
Frederic Esclassan, Etienne Coutureau, Georges Di Scala, Alain R. Marchand.
Hippocampus. 2009-01-01. 19(1) : 33-44.
10.1002/hipo.20473 -
Goal-directed responding is sensitive to lesions to the prelimbic cortex or basolateral nucleus of the amygdala but not to their disconnection.
Etienne Coutureau, Alain R. Marchand, Georges Di Scala.
Behavioral Neuroscience. 2009-01-01. 123(2) : 443-448.
10.1037/a0014818 -
Specific contribution of medial prefrontal dopamine to goal-directed behavior in the Rat
Coutureau Etienne.
Front. Behav. Neurosci.. 2009-01-01. 3
10.3389/conf.neuro.08.2009.09.243 -
Transient role of prefronto-striatal interactions in goal-directed behaviour
Coutureau Etienne.
Front. Behav. Neurosci.. 2009-01-01. 3
10.3389/conf.neuro.08.2009.09.326 -
Excitotoxic Lesions of the Entorhinal Cortex Leave Gustatory Within-Event Learning Intact.
Jasper Ward-Robinson, Etienne Coutureau, R. C. Honey, A. S. Killcross.
Behavioral Neuroscience. 2005-01-01. 119(4) : 1131-1135.
10.1037/0735-7044.119.4.1131 -
Inactivation of the infralimbic prefrontal cortex reinstates goal-directed responding in overtrained rats
Etienne Coutureau, Simon Killcross.
Behavioural Brain Research. 2003-11-01. 146(1-2) : 167-174.
10.1016/j.bbr.2003.09.025 -
Bilateral lesions of the entorhinal cortex differentially modify haloperidol- and olanzapine-induced c-fos mRNA expression in the rat forebrain
A. Seillier, E. Coutureau, N. Thiriet, K. Herbeaux, J. Zwiller, G. Di Scala, B. Will, M. Majchrzak.
Neuropharmacology. 2003-08-01. 45(2) : 190-200.
10.1016/s0028-3908(03)00147-3 -
Coordination of Actions and Habits in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Rats
S. Killcross.
Cerebral Cortex. 2003-04-01. 13(4) : 400-408.
10.1093/cercor/13.4.400 -
A Comparison of the Effects of Fimbria-Fornix, Hippocampal, or Entorhinal Cortex Lesions on Spatial Reference and Working Memory in Rats: Short versus Long Postsurgical Recovery Period
Rodrigue Galani, Stéphanie Obis, Etienne Coutureau, Len Jarrard, Jean-Christophe Cassel.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2002-01-01. 77(1) : 1-16.
10.1006/nlme.2000.3998 -
Acquired equivalence and distinctiveness of cues: II. Neural manipulations and their implications.
E. Coutureau, A. S. Killcross, M. Good, V. J. Marshall, Jasper Ward-Robinson, R. C. Honey.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes. 2002-01-01. 28(4) : 388-396.
10.1037/0097-7403.28.4.388 -
The entorhinal cortex-nucleus accumbens pathway and latent inhibition: A behavioral and neurochemical study in rats.
Etienne Coutureau, Isabelle Léna, Valérie Daugé, Georges Di Scala.
Behavioral Neuroscience. 2002-01-01. 116(1) : 95-104.
10.1037/0735-7044.116.1.95 -
Basolateral amygdala lesions disrupt latent inhibitionin rats
Etienne Coutureau, Pamela J Blundell, Simon Killcross.
Brain Research Bulletin. 2001-09-01. 56(1) : 49-53.
10.1016/s0361-9230(01)00592-5 -
Excitotoxic lesions of the hippocampus leave sensory preconditioning intact: Implications for models of hippocampal functioning.
Jasper Ward-Robinson, Etienne Coutureau, Mark Good, R. C. Honey, A. S. Killcross, C. J. P. Oswald.
Behavioral Neuroscience. 2001-01-01. 115(6) : 1357-1362.
10.1037//0735-7044.115.6.1357 -
Restoration of latent inhibition by olanzapine but not haloperidol in entorhinal cortex-lesioned rats
E. Coutureau, O. Gosselin, G. Di Scala.
Psychopharmacology. 2000-06-06. 150(2) : 226-232.
10.1007/s002130000434 -
DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT OF THE ENTORHINAL CORTEX LESION ON OLANZAPINE AND HALOPERIDOL-INDUCED C-FOS EXPRESSION
A. Seillier, E. Coutureau, M. Maichrzak, J. Zwiller, G. Di Scala.
Behavioural Pharmacology. 2000-06-01. 11(3 & 4) : 350-351.
10.1097/00008877-200006000-00060 -
Selective lesions of the entorhinal cortex, the hippocampus, or the fimbria-fornix in rats: a comparison of effects on spontaneous and amphetamine-induced locomotion
Etienne Coutureau, Rodrigue Galani, Leonard E. Jarrard, Jean-Christophe Cassel.
Experimental Brain Research. 2000-03-17. 131(3) : 381-392.
10.1007/s002219900301 -
Entorhinal but Not Hippocampal or Subicular Lesions Disrupt Latent Inhibition in Rats
E. Coutureau, R. Galani, O. Gosselin, M. Majchrzak, G. Di Scala.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 1999-11-01. 72(3) : 143-157.
10.1006/nlme.1998.3895 -
Effects of the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine on latent inhibition in the rat in the CER paradigm
O. Gosselin, E. Coutureau, M. Majchrzak, G. Di Scala.
Biological Psychiatry. 1997-07-01. 42(1) : 41S-42S.
10.1016/s0006-3223(97)87051-5 -
Pharmacological validation of latent inhibition situation in the conditioned emotional response paradigm in the rats
O. Gosselin, E. Coutureau, M. Majchrzak, G. Di Scala.
Biological Psychiatry. 1997-07-01. 42(1) : 41S.
10.1016/s0006-3223(97)87050-3