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Impulsivity on a Go/No-go task for intravenous cocaine or food in male and female rats selectively bred for high and low saccharin intake.
Behavioural pharmacology - 1 Sept 2008
Anker Justin J, Gliddon Luke A, Carroll Marilyn E
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to examine a form of impulsive behavior (impaired inhibition) using cocaine or food reward in addiction-prone and addiction-resistant rats that were bred for high saccharin (HiS) or low saccharin (LoS) intake, respectively. A Go/No-go procedure was used to examine cocaine and food reinforcement (Go component) and the inhibition of responding during a subsequent period of nonreward...
Topics
- Animals
- Cocaine
- Cocaine-Related Disorders
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Feeding Behavior
- Female
- Impulsive Behavior
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Inhibition, Psychological
- Male
- Motivation
