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Didn’t protect or serve: Tyre Nichols’s killing

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Revolutionizing Animal Cognition

This chapter delves into the evolution of animal cognition, highlighting a shift from viewing animals as mere prediction-makers to understanding the nuances of causation in learning. It features a groundbreaking study that uncovers the role of dopamine in associative learning, illustrating how mice transition their responses from food rewards to reward signals during the learning process.

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