Los efectos de la anfetamina administrada en el córtex prefrontal medial sobre las diferencias individuales en polidipsia inducida por programa

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of amphetamine on rats classified in high and low drinkers in a schedule-induced polydipsia (SIP) task. First, male Wistar rats were submitted to a schedule-induced polydipsia (SIP) procedure for 20 days and divided in high and low drinkers if their average water intake was above or below the group median, respectively. Then subjects were submitted to surgery, and after 10 days of schedule-induced drinking recovery, amphetamine was administered in the medial prefrontal cortex. Results indicate a differential effect of amphetamine on high and low drinkers. Those results were discussed on the hypothesis of a different dopaminérgic function between high and low drinkers

Los efectos de la anfetamina administrada en el córtex prefrontal medial sobre las diferencias individuales en polidipsia inducida por programa

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of amphetamine on rats classified in high and low drinkers in a schedule-induced polydipsia (SIP) task. First, male Wistar rats were submitted to a schedule-induced polydipsia (SIP) procedure for 20 days and divided in high and low drinkers if their average water intake was above or below the group median, respectively. Then subjects were submitted to surgery, and after 10 days of schedule-induced drinking recovery, amphetamine was administered in the medial prefrontal cortex. Results indicate a differential effect of amphetamine on high and low drinkers. Those results were discussed on the hypothesis of a different dopaminérgic function between high and low drinkers

The adolescents competency for interacting with alcohol as a determinant of intake: the role of self-regulation

The competency for interacting with alcohol is a highly useful Educational Psychology model for preventing and for understanding the different behavioral levels of this interaction. Knowledge of facts, concepts and principles about alcohol use, self-regulated behavior, and attitudes toward alcohol are predictive of adequate interaction with alcohol. The objective of this study was to empirically evaluate this postulated relationship. A total of 328 Spanish adolescents participated, between the ages of 12 and 17. All were enrolled in 1st¿4th year of compulsory secondary education, in the context of the ALADO Program for prevention of alcohol intake in adolescents. An ex post facto design was used, with inferential analyses and SEM analyses. Results show an interdependence relationship, with significant structural prediction between the behavioral levels defined and the level of alcohol intake, with principles, self-regulating control and attitudes carrying more weight. Analyses are presented, as are implications for psychoeducational intervention using preventive programs based on this competency model