William F. Caul

Professor of Psychology, Emeritus

Caul's research in the animal laboratory focuses on (1) behavioral measures of tolerance and withdrawal using drug-discrimination procedures, and (2) the psychopharmacology of drug reward using progressive-ratio performance. In both cases, the effects of drugs that affect dopaminergic function are of primary interest.

Representative Publications

Caul, W. F., Barrett, R. J., Huffman, E. M., and Stadler, J. R. (1996). Rebound responding following a single dose of drug using an Amphetamine-Vehicle-Haloperidol drug discrimination. Psychopharmacology, 128, 274-279.
Caul, W. F., Barrett, R. J., and Stadler, J. R. (1997). Amphetamine-induced withdrawal responding: Effects of repeated drug administration. Psychopharmacology, 133, 351-355.
Stadler, J. R., Caul, W. F., and Barrett, R. J. (1999). Characterizing withdrawal in rats following repeated drug administration using an amphetamine-vehicle-haloperidol drug discrimination. Psychopharmacology, 143, 219-226.
Caul, W. F., and Brindle, N. A. (2001). Schedule-dependent effects of haloperidol and amphetamine: multiple-schedule task shows within-subject effects. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 68, 53-63.
Stadler, J. R., Caul, W. F., and Barrett, R. J. (2001). Effects of training dose on amphetamine drug discrimination: dose-response functions and generalization to cocaine. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior , In Press.
Barrett, R. J., Caul, W. F., Stadler, J. R., and Smith, R. L. (2001). Long-lasting rebound cue effects following single doses of nicotine and amphetamine: implications for understanding tolerance. Psychopharmacology, In Press