A long-standing debate in neuroscience is whether classical and operant conditioning are mechanistically similar or distinct. The feeding behavior of Aplysia provides a model system suitable for ...

There are many explanations that can be used to help people understand the Behaviorist Point of View. Some are very factual, others argue towards practical concerns, and still others are highly ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that the brain cannot learn simultaneously through both classical conditioning and operant conditioning. In fact, the brain actively prevents the ...

A new study brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine: one saying that dopamine provides a learning signal, the other saying that dopamine drives ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development, Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Recent research on adult intellectual development indicates that there is little justification for the notion of marked intellectual decrement ...