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Exteroceptive Influence On A Marihuana Induced Conditioned Taste Aversion, Albert William Greenwood
Exteroceptive Influence On A Marihuana Induced Conditioned Taste Aversion, Albert William Greenwood
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Forty-five male, Sprague Dawley rats were used to determine if external stimuli could influence the length of a conditioned taste aversion. Animals were given a novel taste (sucrose), and then injected with one of three different substances, marihuana, LiCI, or saline. The animals were then placed into either a stimulation condition, a non-stimulation condition, or returned to the home cage. The stimulation condition contained aversive stimuli in the form of bright, flashing lights and loud noises. The other conditions had no aversive stimulation. It was expected that the animals receiving injections of marihuana would have an increase in their responsiveness …