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Predictability, surprise, attention, and conditioning

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The role of attention in Pavlovian conditioning, and use of auditory and visual stimuli to condition rats is discussed in this article, where the authors discuss the use of both visual and auditory stimuli.
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Role of attention in Pavlovian conditioning, and use of auditory and visual stimuli to condition rats

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