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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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