What Pavlov's famous experiment taught us about learned behavior Even if you don't know a whole lot about psychology, you've ...

Classical and operant conditioning compete in the brain, preventing simultaneous learning of conflicting actions.

A new study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific understanding of how humans learn and form memories, ...

A study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific understanding of how humans learn and form memories, ...

PhD student Eyal Rozenfeld & Prof. Moshe Parnas A new study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific ...

Maybe next year, Barry. The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov stumbled on the theory of classical conditioning (or the ‘Pavlovian response’) entirely by accident while researching dogs ...

While researching digestion in dogs, Ivan Pavlov noticed that the dogs began to drool as soon as they saw the white coats of the people who fed them; before they could even see or smell their food.

“You can think of the brain as engaging in a mental tug-of-war,” said Prof. Parnas. “When one learning system is active, it actively suppresses the other. This prioritization prevents conflicting ...

Ivan Pavlov was born in a small village in central Russia. His family hoped that he would become a priest, and he went to a theological seminary. After reading Charles Darwin, he found that he ...