Pentobarbital-induced place aversion learning

• Published in: Learning & behavior Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 219
• Main Authors: Lew, Gilbert, Parker, Linda A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Austin Psychonomic Society, Inc 01.05.1998
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Drugs; Learning; Rodents

Pentobarbital is self-administered by rats but has also been reported to produce a conditioned place aversion. Since the self-administration and place preference paradigms both are considered to assess drug reward, we further examined the hedonic properties of pentobarbital, using place conditioning...