Cholecystokinin and bombesin effects on rewarded and nonrewarded operants |
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Authors: | Sigmund Hsiao David Deupree |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA |
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Abstract: | Rats were food-rationed (15 g/day) and trained to bar-press for food. In Experiment 1, the animals were injected with cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK, 2 μg/kg), bombesin (BBS, 12 μg/kg), normal saline, or prefed with 20 Noyes 45 mg pellets. The animals were then tested for one hour for bar-pressing responses with food reward. In Experiment 2, the animals were similarly trained, treated, and tested for bar-pressing responses without food reward. The results showed that BBS and prefeeding decreased bar-pressing, rewarded or non-rewarded, but the CCK effect was greatly decreased when food was withheld. It appeared that the CCK effect was more dependent upon the presence of food than the BBS or prefeeding effects. The results were discussed in terms of involvement of the food and reward-related oropharyngeal stimuli for the CCK effect and the drive-related stimuli for the BBS and prefeeding effects. |
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Keywords: | Bombesin Cholecystokinin Operant Oropharyngeal stimulus Satiety |
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