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 ...

Three things have prevented operant conditioning from developing as a science: a limitation of the method, over-valuing order, and distrust of theory. The method ...

But operant conditioning requires the motivation to perform an action in addition to that (to earn the reward). Therefore, we compared the two types of conditioning in the same experiment.’ ...

Neurobiologists have now discovered the first gene for operant conditioning in the fruit fly Drosophila. Their discovery suggests a novel kind of molecular learning mechanism.

In summary, the present experiments illustrate that Long-Evans rats will acquire operant self-administration of 20% ethanol without the use of sucrose fading or other initiation procedures.

Three things have prevented operant conditioning from developing as a science: a limitation of the method, over-valuing order, and distrust of theory. The method ...

The operant contingency remains the most powerful and flexible single technology for the production and control of purposive behavior. The immediate aim of this paper is to examine the conceptual and ...

Operant conditioning is different from Pavlovian conditioning, which is focussed on influencing the involuntary responses of organisms to stimuli.