NR ZBYN

AU Galluscio,E.H.

TI Retrograde amnesia induced by electroconvulsive shock and carbon dioxide anaesthesia in rats: an attempt to stimulate recovery

QU Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 1971; 75: 136-140

PT journal article

AB Ninety-six male albino rats were trained to press a lever for a sucrose reinforcement. Following training, a lever press produced one of the following treatments: a footshock, an electroconvulsive shock (ECS), carbon dioxide (CO2) anesthesia; footshock plus ECS, footshock plus CO2 anesthesia, or no treatment. The ECS produced retrograde anmesiaa (RA) in the one-trial passive-avoidance learning situation but CO2 anesthesia failed to do so. Partial recovery from ECS-induced RA was effected by a "reminder" shock advministered 4 hr. following ECS treatment. The recovery indicates that trauma-induced memory loss may not be due to destruction of the memory, as is implied by consolidation theory, but may be due to disruption of retrieval processes necessary for the expression of the memory.

SP englisch

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