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Mice given ECS after training on an inhibitory avoidance task showed greater retrograde amnesia when training and treatments were given near the crest of the daily activity rhythm as measured by rectal temperature.
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1. This research was supported by Research Grants MH 10261-03 and MH 12526-01 from the National Institutes of Mental Health, United States Public Health Service.
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Stephens, G., McGaugh, J.L. & Alpern, H.P. Periodicity and memory in mice. Psychon Sci 8, 201–202 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331619
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