Ivan Pavlov

Sometimes, a discovery seems too simple to believe its applications. This is the case with Pavlovian conditioning named after the doctor Ivan Pavlov. He was a doctor and besides his research  on the secrets of digestive system, he was interested in knowing what signals triggered the related phenomena such as secretion of saliva. We know that saliva is secreted whenever food is presented before animals. This is called drooling. In us humans, an enzyme called Amylase is present in the saliva which breaks down the starch we eat into lower sugars which are sources of energy for sustaining our bodies.… Read More »Pavlovian Conditioning