Learned Helplessness Experiments

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Experiments, notably involving dogs, designed to create an animal model for depression and later PTSD. Singer critiques these for causing significant animal suffering with questionable translational value to human conditions.

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Animal Minds & Moral Truths: A Conversation with Peter Singer (Episode #342)

Animal Minds & Moral Truths: A Conversation with Peter Singer (Episode #342)

Sam Harris

Experiments, notably involving dogs, designed to create an animal model for depression and later PTSD. Singer critiques these for causing significant animal suffering with questionable translational value to human conditions.