Development of flavor aversions by rats following anesthesia

Stephen H. Hobbs; Ralph L. Elkins

doi:10.3758/BF03326493

Development of flavor aversions by rats following anesthesia

Stephen H. Hobbs, Ralph L. Elkins

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A series of experiments was conducted which confirmed an earlier report that rats may develop aversions to novel flavors initially presented to them up to 2 days following surgery. Results further suggested that this effect is primarily due to anesthesia induction and that it is responsive to type of anesthetic, age of subjects, and time factors. The phenomenon is hypothesized to be an associative one that has design implications for studies involving surgical interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	37-42
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physiological Psychology
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326493
State	Published - Mar 1985

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