Turns out training people to perform surgery is actually quite difficult, so some scientists decided to copy animal trainers to see if it made a difference... Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1473025/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/ https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html