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- Title
Evaluation of rat ultrasonic vocalizations as predictors of the conditioned aversive effects of drugs.
- Authors
Burgdorf, Jeffrey; Knutson, Brian; Panksepp, Jaak; Shippenberg, Toni S.
- Abstract
Abstract Rationale: Since cues that predict aversive outcomes can elicit both avoidance and 20 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in adult rats, 20 kHz USVs may also index the conditioned aversive effects of drugs. Objective: We evaluated whether exposure to compartments associated with drugs with aversive effects would selectively increase 20 but not 50 kHz USVs in rats. Method: Rats were injected with naloxone (NAL) or lithium chloride (LiCl) and placed in one compartment or with saline (VEH) and placed in another compartment for three 50-min conditioning sessions, 20 kHz USVs. 50 kHz USVs, and time spent in each chamber were recorded during subsequent 15-min resting sessions during which rats had access to both compartments (expt 1) or were confined to the drug- or VEH-paired compartment (expt 2). Results: In expt 1, animals conditioned either with NAL (0.3 and 3.0 mg/kg) or LiCl (10 and 30 mg/kg) emitted increased 20 kHz USVs in the drug-paired compartment, relative to VEH-conditioned controls. Conditioning with high doses of both drugs also increased conditioned place aversion and decreased emission of 50 kHz USVs. In expt 2, restriction of animals to the compartment paired with high doses of NAL and LiCl also increased emission of 20 kHz USVs and decreased 50 kHz USVs, relative to VEH-conditioned controls. Conclusions: In rats, cues associated with drugs with aversive effects increase 20 kHz USVs and decrease 50 kHz USVs, suggesting that USVs may provide a useful model for predicting the conditioned aversive effects of drugs.
- Subjects
RATS; AVERSIVE stimuli; NALOXONE; LITHIUM chloride; PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL sound production
- Publication
Psychopharmacology, 2001, Vol 155, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0033-3158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s002130100685