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Classical conditioning The memory system that links perceptual information to the proper motor response. For example, Ivan Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate when a bell was rung. Mentioned in: Amnesia classical conditioning, n behavioral response resulting from pairing an unrelated (conditioned) stimulus with a related (unconditioned) stimulus before a particular response is elicited. Used in diagnosis and treatment of disease by conditioning the responses of a patient to external stimuli. |
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The latest research shows for the first time that a gradual decrease in the number of synapses parallels the behavioral changes observed as an Aplysia eventually "forgets' how to respond to conditioned stimuli. |
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