Abstract:Rats given ethanol ran faster on the first 2 days of acquisition but slower on the last 2 days than placebo controls. However, when the 5s' fear of the apparatus was extinguished by prior exploration of the alley, alcohol 5s tended to run slower throughout training. It was concluded that alcohol improves performance in fear producing situations, but impairs performance when fear is reduced. 5s adapted to the apparatus ran faster throughout training than non-adapted 5s.A consistent finding is that Ss given etha… Show more
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