He restrained his dogs in harnesses, placed food bowls in front of them, and measured their rate of saliva production. While studying dog digestion in a laboratory, he noticed that his dogs drooled when they saw the white lab coats of his research assistants. His freshman year chemistry teacher was the guy who invented the periodic table.Īfter graduation, he began researching cardiac and gastrointestinal physiology, which is when he started paying close attention to dog saliva. His father was a priest, so he enrolled in seminary school, but dropped out when he realized his passion was physiology and chemistry. Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov was born in 1849 as the eldest of 10 kids. Tragedy, stress, and grief can disrupt any training, thwart any plans, re-shape any personalities.īut human connection can repair the wound. The lesser-known epilogue to the saga of Pavlov’s dogs tells us that life isn’t as simple as it seems. Most of us don’t know what happened next. It’s a famous tale in the fields of physiology and psychology: Pavlov rang a buzzer, then fed his dogs eventually his dogs began salivating at the sound of the buzzer. Most of us have heard about Pavlov’s dogs. Disclaimer: This article contains a description of animal suffering.
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