Approaches to understanding the neurobiological regulation of ethanol self-administration: A young investigators forum

The article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 RSA Meeti ng in Denver, Colorado. The co-chairs were Cristine L. Czachowski and Craig J. Slawecki. The presentations were (1) Behavioral assessment of ethanol s eeking and self-administration, by Cristine L. Czachowski; (2) Electrophysi ological measures of ethanol preference and reinforcing efficacy, by Craig J. Slawecki; (3) Genetic differences in locomotor sensitization and reward phenotypes associated with bidirectional selection for alcohol preference i n mice, by Nicholas J. Grahame; (4) Transgenic and knockout mouse models: P owerful tools for investigating the neurobiology of alcoholism, by Todd E. Thiele; and (5) Neurochemical characteristics that may predict ethanol pref erence in selected P and NP rats: A quantitative midrodialysis study, by Si mon N. Katner.