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Signal Attenuation as a Rat Model of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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The goal of the protocol described in this paper is to induce compulsive-like behavior in rats for the study of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This behavior is precipitated by attenuating a signal indicating that a lever-press response was effective in producing food.
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Goltseker, K., Yankelevitch-Yahav, R., Albelda, N. S., Joel, D. Signal Attenuation as a Rat Model of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. J. Vis. Exp. (95), e52287, doi:10.3791/52287 (2015).
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