Facilitation of long-delay conditioned taste aversion in weanling rats

Philipp J. Kraemer, James S. Miller, Joyce A. Jagielo, Norman E. Spear

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Abstract

The impact of prior odor or taste conditioning on long-delay conditioned taste aversion in weanling rats was examined in two experiments. In Experiment 1, target conditioning consisted of saccharin paired 1.5 h later with an injection of LiCl. Weanlings given an odor or a different taste paired immediately with LiCl prior to long-delay conditioning showed significantly stronger saccharin aversions than did subjects exposed to the odor or taste unpaired with LiCl. The results of Experiment 2 indicated that the delay facilitation was not the result of any residual effect of LiCl; LiCl alone the day before delay conditioning did not enhance conditioned saccharin aversions. The results are discussed with respect to maturational and experiential interpretations of age-related differences in transfer of training and short-term memory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)223-228
Number of pages6
JournalPsychobiology
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Physiology

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