Dictionary
Avoidance Conditioning: How Fear Shapes Action
Avoidance conditioning is an instrumental learning process where an organism acquires behaviors to preemptively prevent...
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Dictionary
Aversive System: Brain Mechanisms of Defense
Explore the aversive system: its neural anatomy, historical evolution, theoretical models, assessment tools, and role...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Aversive Conditioning: Principles and Applications
Aversive conditioning is a behavioral learning mechanism where an organism associates a neutral stimulus with...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theorists
Joseph LeDoux – 1949 Present
A comprehensive academic examination of Joseph LeDoux's life, groundbreaking amygdala research, fear conditioning paradigms, and...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Amygdaloid Stimulation: Neural Circuits & Emotion
A comprehensive academic dictionary entry exploring amygdaloid stimulation, covering its neuroanatomical substrates, electrophysiological mechanisms, historical...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Amygdala: The Brain’s Emotional Sentinel
An authoritative academic dictionary entry examining the amygdala, covering its anatomy, connectivity, historical development, theoretical...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Observational Conditioning of Fear in Monkeys – Susan Mineka
A comprehensive academic analysis of Susan Mineka's landmark research on observational fear conditioning, evolutionary preparedness,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Preparedness Theory of Phobias Experiment (Snakes and Spiders) – Arne Öhman and Susan Mineka
A comprehensive academic analysis of Arne Öhman and Susan Mineka's landmark experiments on evolutionary preparedness...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Conditioned Emotional Response in Rats (Amygdala Fear) – Joseph LeDoux
A comprehensive academic analysis of Joseph LeDoux's seminal research on Pavlovian fear conditioning, amygdala microcircuitry,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Fear Conditioning Experiment (Little Albert) – John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the 1920 Little Albert experiment on fear conditioning conducted by...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Observational Conditioning of Fear in Monkeys – Susan Mineka
A comprehensive academic analysis of Susan Mineka's seminal research on vicarious fear conditioning, evolutionary preparedness,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Preparedness Theory Experiment (Phobias) – Martin Seligman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Martin Seligman's Preparedness Theory of phobias, examining evolutionary conditioning, empirical...
September 13, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti