Eyeblink Classical Conditioning: Volume I : Applications in Humans

The model system of eyeblink classical conditioning in humans has enormous potential for the understanding and application of fundamental principles of learning. This collection makes classical conditioning accessible to teachers and researchers in a number of ways. The first aim is to present the latest developments in theory building. Second, as background for the current directions, __Eyeblink Classical Conditioning, Volume I__ presents an overview of a large body of previously published research on eyeblink classical conditioning. Last, the authors describe eyeblink classical conditioning techniques. Each chapter includes a highlighted methods section so that interested readers can replicate techniques for teaching and research. Past, Present, and Future of Human Eyeblink Classical Conditioning....Pages 1-17 Neural Network Approaches to Classical Conditioning....Pages 19-49 Functional Nethorks Underlying Human Eyeblink Conditioning....Pages 51-69 Functional MRI Studies of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning....Pages 71-93 Dual-Task and Repeated Measures Designs: Utility in Assessing Timing and Neural Functions in Eyeblink Conditioning....Pages 95-117 Using Eyeblink Conditioning to Assess Neurocognitive Development in Human Infants....Pages 119-142 Classical Eyeblink Conditioning in Normal and Autistic Children....Pages 143-162 Human Eyeblink Classical Conditoning in Normal Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 163-189 Eyeblink Conditioning in Neurological Patients with Motor Impairments....Pages 191-204 Eyeblink Classical Conditioning in Amnesia....Pages 205-227 Awareness and the Conditioned Eyeblink Response....Pages 229-251 Can Eyeblink Classical Conditioning Provide a Foundation for Integrating Clinical Science and Cognitive-Neuroscience in the Study of Psychopathology?....Pages 253-274 Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane (NM) eyeblink response in rabbits is a useful model system for the study of the neurobiology of learning and memory. This paradigm that is so well described on a biological level has also been applied to studies of normal development over the life span and to instances of abnormal developmental phenomena. Eyeblink conditioning has been studied from molecular and neural network perspectives, and the paradigm is of demonstrated utility in elucidating mechanisms in physiology and pharmacology. This model system provides a behavioral paradigm in animals that has a close analog in human behavior. Perspectives of recent developments in human eyeblink classical conditioning research are presented in the companion volume to this book, Eyeblink Classical Conditioning: Applications in Humans. - Provided by publisher

the Model System Of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning In Humans Has Enormous Potential For The Understanding And Application Of Fundamental Principles Of Learning. This Collection Makes Classical Conditioning Accessible To Teachers And Researchers In A Number Of Ways. The First Aim Is To Present The Latest Developments In Theory Building. Second, As Background For The Current Directions, Eyeblink Classical Conditioning, Volume I Presents An Overview Of A Large Body Of Previously Published Research On Eyeblink Classical Conditioning. Last, The Authors Describe Eyeblink Classical Conditioning Techniques. Each Chapter Includes A Highlighted Methods Section So That Interested Readers Can Replicate Techniques For Teaching And Research.

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