Involvement of dopamine in feeding behaviours

This study investigated the involvement of the neurotransmitter dopamine in feeding behaviours. A conditioned feeding paradigm was used to study incentive responses. After conditioning rats responded to a conditional stimulus (CS+) by approaching a feeding site. Approach responses were attenuated by...

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Main Author: Blackburn, James Robert
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25347