Source Paper
An Animal Model of Genetic Vulnerability to Behavioral Disinhibition and Responsiveness to Reward-Related Cues: Implications for Addiction
Shelly B Flagel, Terry E Robinson, Jeremy J Clark, Sarah M Clinton, Stanley J Watson et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology • 2009
Impulsive Action Task
behavioralratBred high-responder (bHR) and bred low-responder (bLR) lines
Objective: Measurement of difficulty withholding action to receive reward, assessing behavioral disinhibition in rats selectively bred for high or low reactivity to novel environments
Protocol Steps
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Impulsive Action Task Assessment
Rats were tested on a measure of impulsive action to assess their difficulty withholding an action to receive a reward
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Note: bHRs (bred high-responder rats) were more impulsive on this measure compared to bLRs (bred low-responder rats), demonstrating behavioral disinhibition
View evidence from paper
“although less impulsive on a measure of 'impulsive choice', bHRs were more impulsive on a measure of 'impulsive action'—ie, they had difficulty withholding an action to receive a reward”