Anabolic-androgenic steroids and cognitive effort discounting in male rats
LB Dokovna, G Li, RI Wood - Hormones and behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are drugs of abuse that impair behavior and cognition.
In a rodent model of AAS abuse, testosterone-treated male rats expend more physical effort,
by repeatedly pressing a lever for a large reward in an operant discounting task. However,
since modern society prioritizes cognitive over physical effort, it is important to determine if
AAS limit cognitive effort. Here we tested the effects of AAS on a novel cognitive-effort
discounting task. Each operant chamber had 3 nose-pokes, opposite 2 levers and a pellet …
In a rodent model of AAS abuse, testosterone-treated male rats expend more physical effort,
by repeatedly pressing a lever for a large reward in an operant discounting task. However,
since modern society prioritizes cognitive over physical effort, it is important to determine if
AAS limit cognitive effort. Here we tested the effects of AAS on a novel cognitive-effort
discounting task. Each operant chamber had 3 nose-pokes, opposite 2 levers and a pellet …
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