In operant conditioning, there is 'continuous reinforcement,' where a reward is given every time an action is performed, and 'partial reinforcement,' where a reward is given only occasionally.

Positive reinforcement involves adding something good after a behavior to make it happen more often. Reinforcement works best when given right after the behavior happens to keep the right connections.

The terms consolidation and reconsolidation refer to transient neurobiological processes that are thought to implement changes in synaptic efficacy in neurons that participate in forming a memory, ...

We are now entering the third decade of the 21st Century, and, especially in the last years, the achievements made by scientists have been exceptional, leading to major advancements in the ...

Synaptic plasticity, such as long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), must be tightly regulated to prevent saturation, which would impair learning. Metaplasticity mechanisms have ...