Drug discrimination by humans compared to nonhumans: current status and future directions

• Published in: Psychopharmacology Vol. 111; no. 3; p. 259
• Main Authors: Kamien, J B, Bickel, W K, Hughes, J R, Higgins, S T, Smith, B J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.06.1993
• Subjects: Animals; Discrimination (Psychology) - drug effects; Humans; Psychopharmacology - trends; Psychotropic Drugs - pharmacology

In drug discrimination (DD) procedures, behavior is differentially reinforced depending on the presence or absence of specific drug stimuli. The DD paradigm has been widely adopted by behavioral pharmacologists because of its specificity of stimulus control, concordance with drug action at cellular...