Intracranial self-stimulation as a positive reinforcer to study impulsivity in a probability discounting paradigm

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-269

  Rokosik, Sandra L ^a,b   Napier, T Celeste ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling; ICSS; Impulse control disorders; Impulsivity; Operant behavior; Probability discounting; Rat; Reward; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL INTRACRANIAL SELF STIMULATION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOREBRAIN; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATIETY; SELF STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PROBABILITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK-TAKING; SELF STIMULATION;

EID: 79957751527     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.04.025     Document Type: Article

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