TABLE 4.
Experiment 1, total numbers of Fos+ neurons co-localized with excitatory neuron marker Satb2 in the mPFC of BEPs and BERs.
| BEP vs. BER mean | |||
| Brain region | Mean # (SE) |
comparisons |
|
| F (df) | Cohen’s d | ||
| Cingulate | |||
| BER | 218.9 (37.93) | 1.38 (1,29) | 0.44 |
| BEP | 158.9 (30.82) | ||
| Prelimbic | |||
| BER | 449.5 (55.47) | 3.10† (1,29) | 0.66 |
| BEP | 318.1 (45.07) | ||
| Infralimbic | |||
| BER | 170.8 (17.35) | 5.61∗ (1,26) | 0.92 |
| BEP | 117.1 (13.32) | ||
Mean values represent ANCOVA-adjusted means using total PF consumed prior to sacrifice as the covariate. Effect sizes were calculated using ANCOVA-adjusted means; ∗p < 0.05; †p < 0.09.