A critique of fixed and progressive ratio schedules used to examine the neural substrates of drug reinforcement

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 441-447

  Arnold, Jennifer M ^a   Roberts, David C S ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Progressive ratio schedule; Schedules of reinforcement; Self administration

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEROIN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030790910     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00445-5     Document Type: Article

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