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Effect of taste aversion learning on ethanol self-administration.

D S Cannon1, L E Carrell

  • 1Psychology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216.

Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
|September 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary

Fluid deprivation influences ethanol intake in rats. Taste aversion learning, reduced by latent inhibition, explains why deprived rats decrease intake while non-deprived rats increase it.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Science
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Inconsistent findings exist in ethanol (EtOH) oral self-administration studies in rats.
  • Discrepancies in EtOH intake (decreasing vs. increasing over trials) correlate with fluid deprivation status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of taste aversion learning in the differential outcomes of EtOH self-administration studies.
  • To examine how fluid deprivation and latent inhibition affect EtOH taste aversion.

Main Methods:

  • Rats underwent oral self-administration of ethanol solutions.
  • Taste aversion conditioning was assessed under conditions of fluid deprivation and non-deprivation.
  • Latent inhibition was manipulated by pre-exposing rats to non-intoxicating ethanol concentrations.

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Main Results:

  • Taste aversion learning was significantly enhanced under fluid deprivation conditions.
  • Latent inhibition, achieved through pre-exposure to ethanol, reduced taste aversion learning.
  • Non-deprived rats showed evidence of latent inhibition, potentially explaining their increasing EtOH intake.

Conclusions:

  • Differential taste aversion learning, influenced by fluid deprivation and latent inhibition, is a key factor in the inconsistent results of EtOH self-administration studies.
  • Fluid deprivation maximizes taste aversion learning, while latent inhibition attenuates it.
  • The development of latent inhibition in non-deprived animals may explain their increasing ethanol intake patterns.