Augmented voluntary consumption of ethanol induced by reward downshift increases locomotor activity of male Wistar rats in the elevated plus maze
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.02.013
Abstract: Rats exposed to unexpected reward loss increase voluntary oral consumption of ethanol. Such consumption has been assumed to attenuate loss-induced negative affect (called emotional self-medication). To test this assumption, food-deprived male Wistar rats were exposed… read more here.
Keywords: session; reward downshift; ethanol; downshift ... See more keywords