Escalated aggression as a reward: corticosterone and GABAA receptor positive modulators in mice.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Fish, Eric W.; DeBold, Joseph F.; Miczek, Klaus A.
- Source
- Psychopharmacology. Oct2005, Vol. 182 Issue 1, p116-127. 12p. 3 Charts, 6 Graphs.
- Subject
- *CORTICOSTERONE
*ANIMAL aggression
*GABA
*LABORATORY mice
*ANIMAL fighting
- Language
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
Describes behavioral and corticosterone elevations that occur in aggressive mice conditioned to respond for the opportunity to fight another mouse. Significance of corticosterone elevations for operant responding and escalated aggression; Aggression-heightening effects of γ-aminobutyric acid receptor positive modulators; Cause of heightened aggression in mice.