Journal article
Evaluating habit formation across pairs of female and male selectively bred alcohol-preferring and non-preferring rats
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Vol.102, pp.11-22
01 Aug 2022
PMID: 35500755
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Abstract
Some individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) continue to drink because they have developed a habit where they do not consider the consequences of their actions. Genetically selected lines of alcohol-preferring and non-preferring rats allow for exploration of how specific endophenotypes, such as tendency to form habits, may be risk factors that interact with a genetic predisposition of AUD. While high alcohol drinking (HAD) and alcohol-preferring (P) rats were selectively bred to consume high amounts of freely available ethanol, they exhibit differences in alcohol-seeking behaviors as well as impulsive behaviors, and may represent different behavioral models of AUD. The goal of the current study was to compare the tendency to develop habitual behaviors across female and male HAD1, HAD2, and P rats and their respective alcohol non-preferring counterparts. Alcohol-naïve rats were trained on a variable interval schedule using a non-ethanol reinforcer and were then tested in two extinction sessions, one prior to a reinforcer devaluation (conditioned taste aversion) procedure and one after. There were no differences in total lever presses between P and alcohol non-preferring (NP) rats, but there were differences between HAD and low-alcohol drinking (LAD) rats. All six strains decreased lever pressing after reinforcer devaluation. However, P and NP females did not increase latency to first lever press after devaluation, suggesting some inclination toward habitual behavior that was not apparent in either the HAD or LAD lines. Selective breeding for alcohol preference does not seem to influence the tendency to form habits, whereas background strain and sex may have an influence on this behavior.
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- Title
- Evaluating habit formation across pairs of female and male selectively bred alcohol-preferring and non-preferring rats
- Creators
- Kari M Haines - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisCristine L Czachowski - Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
- Publication Details
- Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Vol.102, pp.11-22
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacology and Physiology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000808575600002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85130943412
- Other Identifier
- 991022054404204721
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