Artificial vaginocervical stimulation induces a conditioned place preference in female rats |
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Authors: | Meerts Sarah H Clark Ann S |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 6207 Moore Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH 03755, USA |
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Abstract: | Female rats express a conditioned place preference (CPP) for a context paired with mating. During a mating encounter, the female rat is exposed to several different types of stimuli, including, but not limited to, vaginocervical stimulation and social contact. The present experiment tested the hypothesis that two components of the mating interaction, vaginocervical stimulation or social contact, each induce a CPP in female rats. During conditioning rats received nonpaced mating, artificial vaginocervical stimulation, social interaction or a control treatment. Rats expressed a CPP for the context paired with nonpaced mating or artificial vaginocervical stimulation whereas social interaction and the control treatment did not induce a CPP. The present findings highlight the important role that vaginocervical stimulation plays in the reinforcing effects of mating in female rats. |
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Keywords: | Sexual behavior Conditioned place preference Vaginocervical Mating |
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