The social versus food preference test: A behavioral paradigm for studying competing motivated behaviors in rodents

Behavior is influenced by a combination of factors, with the expression of the appropriate behavior dependent on an individual's current motivational state and the presence of stimuli in their surrounding environment. Thus far, most laboratory studies have focused on uncovering the peripheral a...

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Main Authors: Christina J. Reppucci, Alexa H. Veenema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016120303393