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IN the course of pretraining hungry rats in a visual discrimination apparatus it was observed that background aoise often was followed by a complex chain of behaviour involving chewing, approach to food, and eating. Similar behaviour had been noted in rabbits and guinea pigs. This phenomenon was examined in a series of 40 male Sprague–Dawley rats weighing 250–300 g.
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KUPFKRMANN, I. Eating Behaviour induced by Sounds. Nature 201, 324 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201324a0
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