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KCl induction of spreading depression (SD) results in lesions. The relative effects of such lesions and of SD perse on retention of the classically conditioned eyeblink response were assessed in two groups of rabbits. A KCl-lesioned control group was compared with a similarly lesioned experimental group; the latter, however, was tested while under the influence of SD. Lesions alone resulted in no behavioral deficit, while performance was markedly decreased under the influence of SD.
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This report is based on a Master’s thesis submitted to the University of Cincinnati by the first author. It was supported in part by a research grant, MH11231, from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Sunenshine, H., Schwartz, M. Spreading depression vs lesion effects of KCl on classical conditioning in the rabbit. Psychon Sci 17, 315–316 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335256
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