Alcohol Seeking Behavior
Alcohol Preferring (P) and Alcohol non-Preferring (NP) Rats
- bred through repeated generations to maximally exhibit this behavior
- P rats will do anything to get alcohol -- very strong positive reinforcement -- despite harm
Fast/Slow Mice
- Fast mice quickly respond to stimulatory effects of alcohol
- Slow mice do not respond initially to the stimulatory effect
- Slow mice develop tolerance to depressive effect after 31 days and then are Stimulated