Learning about the consequences of our actions (operant learning) is one of the major ways in which we learn to understand the world we live in. Despite our recent advances in the neurobiology of ...

A study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific understanding of how humans learn and form memories, particularly through classical and operant conditioning. The research team found that ...

Mice were anesthetized with isoflurane and placed into a stereotaxic frame (David Kopf Instruments). Craniotomy and durotomy were performed above each injection or implantation site. C57BL/6J mice ...

Scientists have come one step closer to unraveling the molecular basis of learning. Neurobiologists have now discovered the first gene for operant conditioning in the fruit fly Drosophila. Their ...

Until recently, the question of how neuronal ensembles support behavioral flexibility in the face of changing contingencies has remained unanswered. Using longitudinal single-cell calcium imaging, rat ...

A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine: one saying that dopamine provides a learning signal ...

An observable change in a learner’s behavior following instruction indicates that learning has taken place. A response by the learner following a stimulus is at the heart of operant conditioning.

WASHINGTON -- A competition held by the U.S. Army to find and develop new tools and concepts that can locate, track and trace different learning traits -- also known as "Brain Operant Learning ...

In today’s classrooms, managing student behaviour and motivating learners is just as important as delivering content. One of the most effective and widely used learning theories for teachers is ...

Operant conditioning is B.F. Skinner’s name for instrumental learning: learning by consequences. Not a new idea, of course. Humanity has always known how to teach children and animals by means of ...