SY17AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE NEW MODELS OF ALCOHOL ADDICTION IN RODENTS AND NOVEL THERAPIES FOR AUDSY17-1BINGE-LIKE DRINKING IN SARDINIAN ALCOHOL-PREFERRING RATS

This lab has recently proposed a new animal model of binge-like drinking: selectively bred, Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) rats with a “history” of repeated exposures to homecage, daily drinking sessions of one hour, with concurrent availability of water and three alcohol concentrations (10%, 20%, and 30%, v/v) and unpredictability of time …