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  • Pavlovian conditioning is widely understood as forming directional associative links between stimuli.
  • Current models emphasize predictive error for learning, assuming a specific stimulus order (CS-US).

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  • To investigate if stimulus order influences associative learning in Pavlovian conditioning.
  • To explore how predictive and non-predictive stimulus relationships affect conditioned behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments with rats were conducted using predictive (visual stimulus→food) and non-predictive (food→visual stimulus) relationships.
  • Conditioned behaviors, including goal-tracking and sign-tracking, were observed and analyzed when the visual stimulus was presented alone.

Main Results:

  • Both predictive and non-predictive relationships induced significant changes in conditioned behaviors.
  • The type of stimulus relationship altered the distribution and timing of goal-tracking and sign-tracking behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Animals learn stimulus relationships irrespective of presentation order.
  • Learned knowledge is exhibited through distinct behavioral patterns (goal-tracking vs. sign-tracking) depending on the relationship type.
  • Findings necessitate a fundamental shift in Pavlovian conditioning interpretation, aligning with models like HeiDI that account for temporal cause-effect perception.