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 our biological preparedness for some learning, which allows us to learn certain types of associations more easily than others. Don’t … 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 be disrupted by spinning, or in less common situations, by a lack of gravity, both of which can cause nausea … Read More