If you consult Merriam-Webster, the word “aversive” means “tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus.” Does that sound like a training method you’d want to use on your ...

Dairy cows receive a huge amount of care during their lives on a farm, but procedures, especially restraining during procedures, can be stressful for some animals. Positive reinforcement training -- ...

Ambuj Tewari receives funding from NSF and NIH. Understanding intelligence and creating intelligent machines are grand scientific challenges of our times. The ability to learn from experience is a ...

The importance of getting your dog properly trained, whether they're reactive or not, cannot be underestimated. A badly behaved or unpredictable dog doesn't bode well for both dog and owner, causing a ...

The drawing on the left shows the area where heifers were trained. Anticipatory and play behaviors were recorded in the “start box” (area B in the diagram) while cattle were waiting to enter the ...