Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
The threshold for intracranial self-stimulation does not increase in rats exposed to chronic unpredictable stress, a systematic review and meta-analysis
J. Berrio, J. Wilzopolski, K. Hohlbaum, O. Kalliokoski
This study reviews and analyzes 23 experiments to assess if chronic unpredictable stress increases intracranial self-stimulation thresholds in rats, finding no significant increase and no correlation with sweet preference.
DOI 10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115483