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Defensive burying of flavors paired with lithium but not amphetamine

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Although rats demonstrated avoidance of both lithium- and amphetamine-paired flavored solutions, only the lithium-paired flavor elicited a defensive burying response. These data support the contention that lithium-paired flavors become hedonically unpalatable. Additionally, a simplified economical method for measuring defensive burying is described.

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  1. Division of Psychology and Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, 77341, Huntsville, TX, USA

    Linda A. Parker

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Parker, L.A. Defensive burying of flavors paired with lithium but not amphetamine. Psychopharmacology 96, 250–252 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00177569

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