Ten operant conditioning chambers (model ENV-008CT; Med Associates, St. Albans, VT, USA) were used for the four behavioral tasks and each was outfitted with two retractable levers, two white stimulus lights, a house light, a speaker, a pellet dispenser, and a syringe pump that were arranged as previously described (Szalay et al. 2013 (link)). Six of the chambers also were outfitted with a standalone aversive stimulator/scrambler module (model ENV-414S; Med Associates, St. Albans, VT, USA) that were used during the punished drug self-administration and operant avoidance procedures. Each chamber was enclosed in a sound attenuating cubicle with an exhaust fan.
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Operant Conditioning Chambers for Behavioral Tasks
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- Presence of aversive stimulator/scrambler module in six of the chambers
- Behavioral responses during the four behavioral tasks
- Operant conditioning chambers (model ENV-008CT; Med Associates, St. Albans, VT, USA)
- Two retractable levers, two white stimulus lights, a house light, a speaker, a pellet dispenser, and a syringe pump in each chamber
- Sound attenuating cubicle with an exhaust fan for each chamber
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