Differential Effect of Fixed Ratio Magnitude on the Rate of Lever-Pressing and Interinjection Intervals of Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats

ABSTRACT: Background: Many features of self-administration behavior may be explained by reference to the properties of schedules of reinforcement. Schedules alter the probability of a behavior being reinforced and thereby increase, or decrease, the frequency of the behavior and fixed ratio (FR) mag...

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Main Authors: Jhanvi N. Desai, Abigail R. Muccilli, Luis E. Tron Esqueda, Jeffrey A. Welge, PhD, Andrew B. Norman, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Current Therapeutic Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011393X2300036X