Our brains may learn more from rare events than from repetition
Medical Xpress
February 18, 2026
More than a century ago, Pavlov trained his dog to associate the sound of a bell with food. Ever since, scientists have assumed the dog learned this through repetition. The more times the dog heard the bell and then got fed, the better it learned that the sound meant food would soon follow.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/18/2026