Emerging evidence for impairments at the cognitive-affective interface, frequently defined as affective cognition, are increasingly being recognized as a core feature of mood disorders, particularly MDD. Individuals with MDD consistently exhibit abnormalities in verbal memory with particular difficulty in memory tasks such as list learning and free recall. The administration of intranasal insulin has been reported to improve verbal memory, declarative memory in individuals with Alzheimer's disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment as well as measures of mood (e.g., overall feeling of well-being, self-esteem, and depression) in healthy volunteers. The effect of intranasal insulin on any measure of neurocognitive function and emotional processing in MDD is currently unknown.