Role of learning in the selection of dietary protein in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
Abstract
Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) were kept for several weeks on maintenance diets (MDs) that were either nutritionally complete or protein deficient, and had periodic access to protein-free and high-protein conditioning diets (CDs) with marker flavors (anise and clove). In Experiment 1, protein-restricted hamsters came to prefer the flavor of high-protein CDs but did not prefer unflavored high-protein CD. Thus, hamsters learned to select dietary protein by attending to the flavor of the CD. In Experiment 2, a within-subjects design was used, and MDs also had marker flavors (garlic and sage). Hamsters came to prefer the flavor of high-protein CD when protein restricted, and they showed this preference even in the absence of protein restriction if reexposed for only 90 min to merely the flavor of a protein-deficient MD. Thus, learned associations between the flavor and the usual postingestional consequences of a recently ingested MD can affect short-term dietary protein selection.
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- Authors
- DiBattista, D., & Mercier, S.
- Affiliations
- Brock University (CA)
- Venue
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Published
- 1999
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 574-586
- ISSN
- 0735-7044 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0084
- OpenAlex
- W2034730522
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behavioral Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Keywords
- flavor preference, protein restriction, anise, Syzygium aromaticum, garlic, sage, food choice, golden hamster
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Appetite Regulation, Association Learning, Dietary Proteins, Flavoring Agents, Food Preferences, Cricetinae, Male, Mesocricetus, Diet, Protein-Restricted
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