Respondent Conditioning – Forming the Neural Signal Episode 4

Respondent Conditioning – Forming the Neural Signal Episode 4

In this episode, Jerald tests Teh C’s responses to the verbal marker (yes).

Respondent Conditioning – Forming the Neural Signal Episode 3

In this episode, Jerald shows us how to replace the clicker sound with a verbal marker. Monosyllabic sounds are preferred.

Respondent Conditioning – Forming the Neural Signal Episode 2

In this episode, Jerald shows us the proofing required to see if your dog has truly formed an association with the clicker sound i.e. the sound will kick off the mesolimbic pathway and cause dopamine secretion.

Respondent Conditioning – Forming the Neural Signal Episode 1

Before we start training any behaviours or play games with the puppy, neural signals that indicate the appearance of pleasurable situations shall be created. Some trainers prefer the tin clickers, some prefer verbal cues that are often monosyllabic. Through respondent learning, these unique auditory cues predict the onset of feeding and stimulate the release of dopamine, causing arousal and influences behaviour to seek out pleasurable activity (hunting to eat). Dopamine binds to dopaminergic receptors present in the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex. Increased activity in the projections to the nucleus accumbens play a major role in reinforcement.