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Area postrema-lesions increase operant responding to sucrose in rats.
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Neuroscience letters [Neurosci Lett] 2005 Jun 10-17; Vol. 381 (1-2), pp. 135-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Feb 25. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Rats with lesions of the area postrema (APX) are known to exhibit an enhanced intake of highly palatable foods such as sweetened condensed milk and cookies. These observations suggest the possibility that APX rats find these foods more rewarding and will work harder to obtain these foods. Sham and APX rats were tested on fixed ratio (FR) and progressive ratio (PR) schedules. APX rats consistently pressed more times to receive sucrose solution and attained both FR 3 and FR 5 criteria significantly faster than sham-lesioned control rats. Furthermore, rats with APX had significantly higher break points than sham-lesioned control rats on a progressive ratio schedule. These results support the hypothesis that rats with lesions of the area postrema will consistently work harder to obtain a highly palatable food reward.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0304-3940
- Volume :
- 381
- Issue :
- 1-2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neuroscience letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15882804
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2005.02.009