Classical Conditioning Archives

Vincent A Medina July 28, 2022October 17, 2022 Animal model, association, Classical Conditioning, multisensory integration, Physchology, Sensation

Evolution and Multisensory Integration

By Vincent A Medina Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. When combined, these form a single coherent perception of the world around us. The combination of senses for this purpose… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know?Mental Health Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Elizabeth Burnette January 3, 2021November 11, 2023 Bias, Classical Conditioning, Drug, negative symptoms, Placebo effect, Treatment

The Nocebo Effect

Most of us have heard of the placebo effect – the phenomenon in which patients experience improvements in health simply due to their belief in the efficacy of a medical… Read More

Image of synaptic cleft in the background with a large cupcake on the right, topped with sprinkles in the shape of pills. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Culture Big Ideas Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Shaun Khoo April 4, 2019April 7, 2019 Addiction, Basolateral Amygdala, Classical Conditioning, Cocaine, Dopamine, glutamate, Neurotransmitters, Nucleus Accumbens Core, obesity, Operant Conditioning, Pavlov, Psychology, Relapse, Sugar, Tolerance, Withdrawal

Are Foods Addictive or Just Delicious?

We are surrounded by an abundance of delicious food. Throughout the developed world, cooking shows saturate our televisions and streaming video feeds advertise greasy burgers and decadent chocolates. Our addiction… Read More

Did You Know?Learning and Memory

Jenn Tribble May 13, 2015March 5, 2017 Brom, c-Fos, Classical Conditioning, Hypothalamus, Kippin, learning and dopamine in sexual behavior, Limbic system, Pavlov, Pheromone, Sexual preference, The nature of the conditioned response mediating olfactory conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat, The role of conditioning

Blondes or Brunettes: It’s All About Conditioning

Like it or not, we all have preferences in choosing romantic partners. Piercings, freckles, hair color, eye color, body physique – through adolescence and into adulthood, we begin to develop… Read More

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Anita May 13, 2013March 5, 2017 A single gene defect causing claustrophobia, anxiety disorder, Classical Conditioning, claustrophobia, Ehrenreich, El-Kordi A, elevated plus maze, genetic predisposition, Gpm6a, Max Planck Institute, stress, Translational Psychiatry

Claustrophobia Can Be Genetic

As a little girl, my favorite part of an overnight train journey in India was the tunnel. My restless, anxious eyes would await the moment when the train made its… Read More

Did You Know?Learning and Memory

Jooyeun Lee November 14, 2012March 5, 2017 Arzi, Brain, Classical Conditioning, Learning, Memory, Neuroscience, Pavlov

Ding! Fries are done!

Have you been at a restaurant and heard a bell ring in the kitchen to notify servers that a plate of food was ready to be served? Most likely, hearing… Read More