title: The process of conditioning: an evolving concept.
abstract: Various explanations of the process of conditioning and some models of the postulated connections between brain centers are discussed. Some results of research on conditioning processes at the neuronal level are reviewed. A hypothesis is put forth that conditioned behavior is a result of activation of neural patterns of associations between the sensory traces of stimuli; such neural patterns may be stored in polysensory neurons. Models based on this hypothesis are presented.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000502:physiology; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009434:Neural Pathways