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Immediate LiCl injections temporarily suppressed rats’ mouse killing. The LiCl dosage used to suppress killing was the same as that previously used to produce taste aversion learning in rats. The suppression of mouse killing was not due to the injection procedure alone or to the residual physiological effects of LiCl. These results indicate that toxic drugs can be used to suppress behaviors other than eating and drinking.
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Sponsored by Michael E. Rashotte, who takes full editorial responsibility for the paper. Supported in part by Psychobiology Research Center (U.S. Public Health Service Grants NB-7468 and MH 11218 and National Science Foundation Grant GU 2612). We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Glayde Whitney, Michael S. Loop, Lewis M. Baiker, and Robert W. Griffin.
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O’boyle, M., Looney, T.A. & Cohen, P. Suppression and recovery of mouse killing in rats following immediate lithium-chloride injections. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1, 250–252 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333359
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333359