Scared Infants and Sick Rats: Aversive Conditioning

In this video I explain two examples of aversive conditioning; John Watson’s “Little Albert” study pairing presentation of a rat with a loud noise, and John Garcia and Robert Koelling’s work on learned taste aversions in rats. Taste aversions demonstrate … Read More

Vestibular Sense: Balance & Orientation

In this video I describe the parts of the vestibular system and how they use the movement of fluid to communicate information about balance, movement, and orientation. The vestibular sense also incorporates information from other sensory systems and this can … Read More