Individual differences in reactivity to the rewarding/aversive properties of drugs: Assessment by taste and place conditioning

The ability of individual differences in the strength of conditioned taste avoidance (CTA) to predict strength of place conditioning produced by the same drug was assessed. In Phase 1, rats were assigned to High CTA and Low CTA groups on the basis of their intake of saccharin solution previously paired with morphine, amphetamine, lithium, or fenfluramine. In Phase 2, the rats received place conditioning training with the same drug used during …