Ultrasonic vocalizations as a measure of affect in preclinical models of drug abuse: a review of current findings

DJ Barker, SJ Simmons… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The present review describes ways in which ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) have been
used in studies of substance abuse. Accordingly, studies are reviewed which demonstrate …

Environmental and pharmacological modulation of amphetamine-induced 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats

H Rippberger, MM van Gaalen… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Rats emit high-frequency 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in appetitive situations like
social interactions. Drugs of abuse are probably the most potent non-social elicitors of 50 …

A cocaine cue is more preferred and evokes more frequency-modulated 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats prone to attribute incentive salience to a food cue

PJ Meyer, ST Ma, TE Robinson - Psychopharmacology, 2012 - Springer
Rationale Individuals vary considerably in the extent to which they attribute incentive
salience to food-associated cues. Objectives We asked whether individuals prone to …

Positive affective vocalizations during cocaine and sucrose self-administration: a model for spontaneous drug desire in rats

JR Browning, DA Browning, AO Maxwell, Y Dong… - …, 2011 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic vocalizations in the 50 kHz range (50 kHz USVs) are emitted by rodents upon
activation of positive affective states and appear to be a direct measure of internal emotional …

α-and β-Adrenergic receptors differentially modulate the emission of spontaneous and amphetamine-induced 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in adult rats

JM Wright, MRS Dobosiewicz, P Clarke - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2012 - nature.com
Amphetamine (AMPH) increases adult rat 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations, preferentially
promoting frequency-modulated (FM) calls that have been proposed to reflect positive affect …

Direct and long-lasting effects elicited by repeated drug administration on 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations are regulated differently: implications for the study of the …

N Simola, L Frau, A Plumitallo… - International Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Several studies suggest that 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) may indicate a positive
affective state in rats, and these vocalizations are increasingly being used to investigate the …

Individual differences in the conditioned and unconditioned rat 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations elicited by repeated amphetamine exposure

AM Ahrens, CW Nobile, LE Page, EY Maier… - …, 2013 - Springer
Rationale Adult rats often produce 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs), particularly the
frequency-modulated varieties, in appetitive situations. These calls are thought by some to …

Critical involvement of 5-HT2C receptor function in amphetamine-induced 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats

M Wöhr, H Rippberger, RKW Schwarting… - …, 2015 - Springer
Rationale Rats emit various distinct types of ultrasonic vocalizations (USV), with high-
frequency 50-kHz USV typically occurring in appetitive situations being elicited by …

The inverse agonist of CB1 receptor SR141716 blocks compulsive eating of palatable food

R Dore, M Valenza, X Wang, KC Rice… - Addiction …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dieting and the increased availability of highly palatable food are considered major
contributing factors to the large incidence of eating disorders and obesity. This study was …

Diverging frequency-modulated 50-kHz vocalization, locomotor activity and conditioned place preference effects in rats given repeated amphetamine treatment

E Taracha, E Kaniuga, SJ Chrapusta, P Maciejak… - …, 2014 - Elsevier
Behavioral sensitization and tolerance to repetitive exposure to addictive drugs are
commonly used for the assessment of the early stages of the drug dependence progress in …