Behavioral neuroscience of psychological pain
Pain is a common word used to refer to a wide range of physical and mental states sharing
hedonic aversive value. Three types of pain are distinguished in this article: Physical pain …
hedonic aversive value. Three types of pain are distinguished in this article: Physical pain …
Reward loss and addiction: Opportunities for cross-pollination
Paradigms used to study the response to and consequences of exposure to reward loss
have been underutilized in approaches to the psychobiology of substance use disorders …
have been underutilized in approaches to the psychobiology of substance use disorders …
A genetic model of impulsivity, vulnerability to drug abuse and schizophrenia-relevant symptoms with translational potential: the roman high-vs. low-avoidance rats
O Giorgi, MG Corda… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The bidirectional selective breeding of Roman high-(RHA) and low-avoidance (RLA) rats for
respectively rapid vs. poor acquisition of active avoidant behavior has generated two …
respectively rapid vs. poor acquisition of active avoidant behavior has generated two …
Dorsomedial striatum lesions affect adjustment to reward uncertainty, but not to reward devaluation or omission
The dorsomedial striatum (DMS) has been implicated in the acquisition of reward
representations, a proposal leading to the hypothesis that it should play a role in situations …
representations, a proposal leading to the hypothesis that it should play a role in situations …
Anti-anxiety self-medication in rats: oral consumption of chlordiazepoxide and ethanol after reward devaluation
Rats increased preference for ethanol after sessions of appetitive extinction, but not after
acquisition (reinforced) sessions (Manzo et al., 2014). Drinking was not influenced by …
acquisition (reinforced) sessions (Manzo et al., 2014). Drinking was not influenced by …
Anti-anxiety self-medication induced by incentive loss in rats
L Manzo, MJ Gómez, JE Callejas-Aguilera… - Physiology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ethanol can be used to ameliorate negative emotion in anxiety-inducing situations. Two
experiments tested whether rats would increase preference for ethanol immediately after …
experiments tested whether rats would increase preference for ethanol immediately after …
Decreased social interaction in the RHA rat model of schizophrenia-relevant features: Modulation by neonatal handling
D Sampedro-Viana, T Cañete, F Sanna, B Soley… - Behavioural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Roman-Low (RLA) and High-Avoidance (RHA) rat strains have been
bidirectionally selected and bred, respectively, for extremely poor vs. rapid acquisition of the …
bidirectionally selected and bred, respectively, for extremely poor vs. rapid acquisition of the …
The influence of dopamine autoreceptors on temperament and addiction risk
DH Zald - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
As a major regulator of dopamine (DA), DA autoreceptors (DA ARs) exert substantial
influence over DA-mediated behaviors. This paper reviews the physiological and behavioral …
influence over DA-mediated behaviors. This paper reviews the physiological and behavioral …
Diversity of adjustments to reward downshifts in vertebrates
MR Papini - International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2014 - escholarship.org
This review focuses on reward-schedule effects, a family of learning phenomena involving
surprising devaluations in reward quality or quantity (as in incentive contrast), and reward …
surprising devaluations in reward quality or quantity (as in incentive contrast), and reward …
Consummatory successive negative and anticipatory contrast effects in inbred Roman rats
MJ Gómez, MD Escarabajal, L de la Torre… - Physiology & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Three experiments were designed to study the performance of female inbred Roman High-
(RHA-I) and Low-(RLA-I) Avoidance rats in a consummatory task in which successive …
(RHA-I) and Low-(RLA-I) Avoidance rats in a consummatory task in which successive …