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| Title |
Sugar withdrawal and differential reinforcement of low rate (DRL) performance in rats
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| Published in |
Physiology & Behavior, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.09.017 |
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| Authors |
Victor Mangabeira, Miriam Garcia-Mijares, M. Teresa A. Silva |
| Abstract |
Sugar consumption is assumed to induce a behavioral state that is similar to the one provoked by addictive substances. Drug withdrawal increases impulsivity, assessed by differential reinforcement of low rate (DRL) performance. The present study investigated the effect of withdrawal from a prolonged period of sugar consumption on DRL performance. Water-deprived rats were trained under a DRL 20s (DRL 20) schedule. The animals were allowed to choose between plain water and a sucrose solution (E group) or water only (C group) for 30 days. The sucrose solution was then removed, and measures of DRL 20 performance were obtained on 3 consecutive days. Results showed that DRL performance in the C group improved after sugar withdrawal, whereas performance in the E group led to the loss of reinforcers. An analysis of variance-type analysis showed that the E group had higher response rates per reinforcer, lower IRTs, and greater differences between baseline and abstinence than the C group after 3 days of sugar withdrawal. Thus, sugar abstinence after a relatively long consumption period resulted in impairment of DRL performance, confirming the parallel effects of addictive drugs and sugar and suggesting an increase in impulsivity as a consequence of sugar deprivation. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 18% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 22 | 33% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 13 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 195. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 February 2024.
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