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Rats aged 25, 50, or 120 days were tested for suppression of drinking behavior during the presentation of a fear-producing CS. The youngest group did not show any evidence of drinking suppression when compared to more mature rats or to a pseudoconditioning control group of the same age. These results are discussed in terms of fear conditioning and the ability of young rats to inhibit consummatory responses.
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Brunner, R.L., Roth, T.G. & Rossi, R.R. Age differences in the development of the conditioned emotional response. Psychon Sci 21, 135–136 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331850
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