Rapid acquisition of conditioned flavor preferences in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 406-413

  Ackroff, Karen ^a   Dym, Cheryl ^a   Yiin, Yeh Min ^a   Sclafani, Anthony ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavor conditioning; Intragastric infusion; Nutrient; One trial learning; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

SACCHARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLAVOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GLUCOSE INTAKE; LEARNING; LIPID DIET; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GLUCOSE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SACCHARIN; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349170309     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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