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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:56Preparation for the Evaluation of Incubation of Sucrose Craving Study
- 02:43Phase One: Training
- 05:47Phase Two: Forced Abstinence
- 06:24Phase Three: Testing
- 08:27Representative Results of Experiments Evaluating Sucrose Craving in Rats
- 11:51Conclusion
Responding for food or drug-paired cues increases over the course of a period of abstinence and this may relate to an increased susceptibility to relapse behaviors. Here we detail a procedure for evaluating this "incubation of craving" in rats that have self-administered sucrose.
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Incubation Of Sucrose CravingRatsFood CravingFood-restricted DietKey Behavioral TransitionAbstinenceRelapseDrug CravingBehavioral And Neurobiological DeterminantsAddiction-like BehaviorsRat Model Of RelapseSelf-administering RatsConditioned Reinforcing PropertiesSucrose SeekingCue ReactivityLength Of Time Following Reward Self-administration
