Effects of repeated MDMA administration on the motivation for palatable food and extinction of operant responding in mice.

Study at a glance

Characteristics	Experimental study Peer reviewed
Population	Mice
Intervention	MDMA
Topics	MDMA
Key findings	Repeated MDMA administration altered motivation for palatable food and extinction of operant responding in mice, indicating effects on reward-related behaviors.

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