November 11th, 2013
•A procedure that allows a demonstration of robust augmentation of drug seeking in food-restricted rats is described. Following heroin self-administration training, rats go through an abstinence period, in a drug-free environment, during which they are mildly food restricted. Drug seeking is then tested in the drug-associated environment.
Tags
Related Videos
A Novel Procedure for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Tastants in Laboratory Rats: Operant Intraoral Self-administration
A Procedure to Observe Context-induced Renewal of Pavlovian-conditioned Alcohol-seeking Behavior in Rats
A Treatment Package without Escape Extinction to Address Food Selectivity
A Method for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Ethanol in Rats without Water Deprivation, Saccharin Fading or Extended Access Training
Feeding Experimentation Device (FED): Construction and Validation of an Open-source Device for Measuring Food Intake in Rodents
A Method to Test the Effect of Environmental Cues on Mating Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
Combining Quantitative Food-intake Assays and Forcibly Activating Neurons to Study Appetite in Drosophila
Reinstatement of Drug-seeking in Mice Using the Conditioned Place Preference Paradigm
Tickling, a Technique for Inducing Positive Affect When Handling Rats
A Conflict Model of Reward-seeking Behavior in Male Rats
ABOUT JoVE
Copyright © 2024 MyJoVE Corporation. All rights reserved