Differential rearing alters taste reactivity to ethanol, sucrose, and quinine

Early-life environment influences reinforcer and drug motivation in adulthood; however, the impact on specific components of motivation, including hedonic value (“liking”), remains unknown. The current study determined whether differential rearing alters liking and aversive responding to ethanol, sucrose, and quinine in an ethanol-naïve rat model. Male and female rats were reared for 30 days starting at postnatal day 21 in either an enriched...