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Science 11 October 1963:
Vol. 142. no. 3589, pp. 240 - 241
DOI: 10.1126/science.142.3589.240
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Alcohol Consumption in Rats: Effects of Intracranial Injections of Ethanol

Robert D. Myers 1

1 Department of Psychology, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York

After permanent implantation of intraventricular cannulae, rats were repeatedly infused with ethanol solutions of several concentrations. Pro-nounced preferences were exhibited for ordinarily noxious ethanol without prior oral exposure to this fluid. Since preferences for ethanol remained unusually high after cessation of infusion, a permanent change may take place in the central nervous system. central nervous system.


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