Behaviour

Dogs and Bells and Neural Networks

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Say hello to reductio-ad-Fido. Pavlov’s dog of the classic 1927 experiments was conditioned to associate the ringing of a bell with the presentation of food. The training so complete that an involuntary response such as salivation could become triggered by the bell stimulus alone.

Behaviour

Consciousness

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Consciousness is an endlessly fascinating topic. This is a short presentation that was used to facilitate a seminar on same which introduces some key terms and pointers to some of the leading thinkers in this area.