Conditioned taste aversion induced by wheel running is not due to novelty of the wheel.
Under a within-subjects design, food- and water-restricted rats showed a significant reduction in consumption of a flavor associated with the opportunity to run compared to another flavor associated with a novel wheel without the opportunity to run. Furthermore, there was no evidence that consumption of the flavor paired with the novel wheel differed from a home cage control.
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Department of Psychology, P-217 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, T6G 2E9, Edmonton, Canada. dheth@ualberta.ca
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Russell
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D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D004327:Drinking Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D004777:Environment; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*