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Mice were given electroconvulsive shock (ECS) after training in a passive avoidance task, and were tested for retention 1, 2, 6, and 24 h later. Performance levels on the retention test, high 1 h after training gradually deteriorated at the other testing intervals.
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1. Supported by PHS Grant MH 05319 and an Interdepartmental Institute for Training in the Neurologic and Behavioral Sciences Grant.
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Geller, A., Jarvik, M.E. The time relations of ECS induced amnesia. Psychon Sci 12, 169–170 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331253
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