Then, usually after a period of unpunished licking, responses are punished with mild footshocks, inducing a significant reduction of drinking. In this context, administration of anxiolytics is shown to inhibit shock-induced drinking suppression.
The Vogel test paradigm is a popular conflict model in which water-deprived rats and mice first learn to lick from a water spout in an operant chamber.
Then, usually after a period of unpunished licking, responses are punished with mild footshocks, inducing a significant reduction of drinking. In this context, administration of anxiolytics is shown to inhibit shock-induced drinking suppression.