"Silicon Valley of the Mind" (Dustin diPerna): this is a good demonstration of the difference between folk Buddhism and how it was received in the West, and the monasterial Buddhism in Tibet.  

Overview of similarities: both Buddhist karma theory and Western learning theory describe how every mental and behavioral experience creates lasting traces or impressions that are stored in consciousness ("storehouse mind") or memory systems, which then influence future mental states, behaviors, and life circumstances through gradual "ripening" or retrieval processes. Both approaches  function as  frameworks for understanding how past experiences shape present reality through accumulated mental patterns . These patterns  can be systematically transformed through non-reinforcement practices (dharmadhātu exhaustion or mental training) and positive conditioning ("merit accumulation" or reinforcement learning). Meditation play a major role here, as it supports the eventual release of all karma traces, leaving only a positive mind.