The gustatory system serves as a critical line of defense against ingesting harmful
substances. Technological advances have fostered the characterization of peripheral …

Rats not only avoid ingesting a substance associated with LiCl toxicosis, but they display
rejection reflexes (eg, gapes) to its taste; this latter response is thought to reflect disgust or …

Animals, including humans, are reluctant to eat a new food because they have no
information about the content—whether it is safe to eat or poisonous. In fact, on first …

We previously reported that treatment with the prototypical antidepressant imipramine
induced a dose-dependent reduction of the ingestion of a 10% sucrose solution, due to …

The analysis of licking microstructure provides measures which might be interpreted in terms
of psychological constructs, such as pleasure and motivation, relevant for the interpretation …

Rationale Preclinical and clinical studies suggest the potential use of memantine in the
treatment of binge eating disorder. The aim of this study was to further investigate the …

Adult rats learn to be shy away from a taste paired with the ingestion of lactose solution. This
study thus aimed to elucidate the nature of this shyness learning. Specifically, by measuring …

The appropriate evaluation of reward and punishment is critical to mammalian survival, and
its disruption contributes to numerous psychiatric illnesses. Few animal models capture this …