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Ninety-six rats were trained on a passive avoidance task and then given one of six treatments to determine how ECS affects retention when followed by hypothermia. Although ECS alone produced some degree of retention impairment, when followed by hypothermia, it had no effect on retention. These results were interpreted in terms of hypothermia-induced attenuation of sensory input following ECS and lend support to a memory-retrieval-failure interpretation of ECS-produced amnesia.
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This research was supported by PHS Grant MH-17207 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Smith, S.L., Misanin, J.R. A reduction in ECS-produced amnesia through cooling. Psychon Sci 26, 21–22 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337871
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337871