Operant learning is a process by which a specific behavioural response (such as a lever press) is associated with a biologically salient stimulus known as a reinforcer (such as food). The dorsomedial ...

Figure 1: In vitro operant conditioning of fictive feeding behavior produced long-term changes in the activity of the CPG. Figure 2: Long-term changes in B51 membrane properties produced by the in ...

The basis of social learning theory is simple: People learn by watching other people. We can learn from anyone—teachers, parents, siblings, peers, co-workers, YouTube influencers, athletes, and even ...

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 ...