High Alcohol-Preferring Mice Show Reaction to Loss of Ethanol Reward Following Repeated Binge Drinking.
Cherish E ArdingerNicholas J GrahameChristopher C LapishDavid N LinsenbardtPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2020)
These findings increase confidence that defined changes in home cage consummatory behavior are driven by the incentive value of EtOH. The presence of cSNC across HAP replicates indicates that this reaction to loss of reward is genetically mediated, which suggests that there is a biological mechanism that might be targeted.