David N. Kearns

Desire for social contact, not empathy, may explain “rescue” behavior in rats

Alan Silberberg, Candice Allouch, Samantha Sandfort et al. · Animal Cognition · 2013 · 146 citations

Cognitive Science, Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Neuroscience +11

Sign-tracking predicts increased choice of cocaine over food in rats

Brendan J. Tunstall, David N. Kearns · Behavioural Brain Research · 2014 · 85 citations · Full text

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Sciences, Substance Use +9

Contextual renewal of cocaine seeking in rats and its attenuation by the conditioned effects of an alternative reinforcer

David N. Kearns, Stanley J. Weiss · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · 2007 · 59 citations

Conditioned Effects, Behavioral Sciences, Contextual Renewal +14

Does a rat release a soaked conspecific due to empathy?

Lindsay P. Schwartz, Alan Silberberg, Anna H. Casey et al. · Animal Cognition · 2016 · 57 citations · Full text

Behavioral Sciences, Rat Release, Behavioral Neuroscience +14

Cocaine can generate a stronger conditioned reinforcer than food despite being a weaker primary reinforcer

Brendan J. Tunstall, David N. Kearns · Addiction Biology · 2014 · 49 citations · Full text

Behavioral Addiction, Impulsivity, Social Sciences +17