Increased Vocalization of Rats in Response to Ultrasonic Playback as a Sign of Hypervigilance Following Fear Conditioning

We investigated the effects of prior stress on rats’ responses to 50-kHz (appetitive) and 22-kHz (aversive) ultrasonic playback. Rats were treated with 0, 1, 6 or 10 shocks (1 s, 1.0 mA each) and were exposed to playbacks the following day. Previous findings were confirmed: (i) rats moved faster dur...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof H. Olszyński, Rafał Polowy, Agnieszka D. Wardak, Aneta W. Grymanowska, Robert K. Filipkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/970