Related to song bird learning, enjoy!    

Some key concepts about Instrumental learning are summarized in this webpage: http://users.ipfw.edu/abbott/314/Instrumental1.html

We talked how Dopamine Agonists (which stimulates dopamine receptors) are used in treating Parkinson’s disease. A student found this a link that contains information about the effect of dopamine agonists and its potential side effects: http://pdcenter.neurology.ucsf.edu/professionals-guide/medications/dopamine-agonists Enjoy!

From the Clinical Perspective of Instrumental Learning we have learned about the brain reinforcement system and its key role in our survival instinct. Ex: satisfying primary reinforces such as water, food etc. As previously discussed in class our reinforcement can … Continue reading →

And this is the video I planned to show, but have skipped in class: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/internet-addiction_n_3348649.html Enjoy!

Hi, As we stepped into a new topic (Instrumental conditioning), one of you has shared this video on the difference between classical and instrumental conditioning. Hope it helps to consolidate what you learnt last chapter and makes things clearer: Enjoy!

Hi Students, Remember one of the blog posts here talked about how scientists have found that we could ‘implant’ false memories in rats? If you are interested in this topic, please watch the following ted talk sharing by UCI professor … Continue reading →

Hi Students, This is a video blog submitted by one of you on how technology has helped patients with deafness or blindness to hear/see again. Enjoy! p.s. Beware of the surgical scenes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8rPD6xLB4A Doris

Sharing from a student: http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_07/d_07_p/d_07_p_tra/d_07_p_tra.html

A student has shared with us an interesting article about neuronal aspect of working memory, for full article, please see here. This is an original journal article which may be difficult for some of you. To clarify, the content in … Continue reading →