Animal Welfare Institute

Egeler, J. L. 2010. Operant training differences between male and female group-housed nonhuman primates. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 15 ...

Operant training of animals is a widely accepted practice to train or condition animals to cooperate with technical procedures or perform certain tasks in a laboratory setting. This type of training ...
Nature

Initial experience of heroin use under a two-chained operant schedule influences drug-seeking behavior after one month of abstinence

To evaluate the influence of an initial heroin experience under a modified two-chained training schedule on drug-seeking behavior after a long abstinence period. In the present study, we aimed to ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Egeler, J. L., Hoekwater, S., Hoffman, H. D. 2010. Operant training differences between male and female group-housed nonhuman primates. American Association for Laboratory ...

Operant training of animals is a widely accepted practice for training or conditioning animals to cooperate with technical procedures or perform certain tasks in a laboratory setting. This type of ...
Nature

Long-Evans Rats Acquire Operant Self-Administration of 20% Ethanol Without Sucrose Fading

Adult, male, ethanol-naive, Long-Evans rats (Harlan, Indianapolis, IN), weighing 150–175 g on arrival (Harlan), were individually housed in ventilated Plexiglas cages (Thoren Caging Systems, Hazelton, ...
Nate Schoemer on MSN

What people get wrong when they say "my dog knows the behavior"

Operant conditioning is one of the most widely used concepts in dog training, yet it is often misunderstood. This video breaks down common misconceptions around rewards, corrections, and timing that ...