The importance of choice and agency in animal models of addiction.
Serge H AhmedPublished in: Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) (2023)
The aim of this short commentary is twofold. First, it uncovers and outlines in broad strokes a historical, albeit oft-overlooked, trend toward a growing place for choice and agency in the design of animal models of addiction. Next, it tries to draw from this historical trend some perspectives and implications for future research.