Reply: The myth of a myth
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Reply: The myth of a myth
Tim Tully recently gave a fascinating account of his mission to Russia to find the names of Pavlov’s dogs [1]. Unfortunately, his essay perpetuates one of the most enduring myths in science: that Pavlov routinely used a bell in training salivary conditioning in dogs. Tully says: “For several repetitions, Pavlov would ring a bell just before giving food to a hungry dog. Before long, he noticed, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00360-9