Figure 4.
Early life sleep disruption (ELSD) voles exposed to footshock consumed high levels of ethanol immediately after shock but returned to control levels after 24 hr. (a) Ethanol intake (g/kg) 3 hr after shock or no shock in ELSD and control voles (males and females combined). ELSD voles that were shocked consumed significantly more ethanol (10% vol/vol in water) than both Control voles that were shocked and their nonshocked ELSD counterparts over the 3 hr period (Cohorts 1 and 2 combined). (b) Ethanol intake (g/kg) 24 hr after shock or no shock revealed no differences in total consumption between ELSD and controls (Cohort 1 only) over a 24 hr period. Dotted boxes correspond to data shown. Bar height is mean. Error bars ± SEM. 2BC = 2-bottle choice. N = 12–15/group/sex. * p < .05. ** p < .01.
