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Rats with lateral preoptic lesions do not show the normal preference for dilute glucose solutions in brief-exposure situations. Some conditions for the occurrence of this deficit are identified.
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Supported by PHS Grant MH 10766. Address reprint requests to Douglas G. Mook, Department of Psychology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901.
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Mook, D.G., Lindsey, G.P., Pace, E.K. et al. Preference for glucose disrupted by lateral preoptic lesions in the rat. Psychon Sci 28, 266–268 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328734
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