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behavioral habituation /sensitization
Used for:
behavioral habituation
Used for:
behavioral sensitization
See for:
reverse tolerance
Broader Terms:
learning
Narrower Terms:
drug habituation
Related Terms:
conditioning
Related Terms:
craving
Related Terms:
pharmacology
Scope Note:
tendency of a response to decrease (habituation) or increase (sensitization) with repeated exposure to a stimulus, stressor, or drug; usually applies to whole organisms, but can apply to physiologic or cellular events; compare to BEHAVIORAL EXTINCTION.
Term Number:
2483-4452
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