Theta Rhythm: A Temporal Correlate of Memory Storage Processes in the Rat

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Tập 175 Số 4017 - Trang 87-89 - 1972
Philip W. Landfield1, James L. McGaugh1, Ronald J. Tusa1
1Department of Psychobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine 92664

Tóm tắt

We examined the amount of theta rhythm (4 to 9 hertz) in cortical electroencephalograms of rats for 30 minutes after training in one-trial tasks. Some animals received electroconvulsive shock after training. The amount of theta in the electroencephalogram after training was positively correlated with the degree of subsequent retention of a footshock, whether animals had received electroconvulsive shock or not.

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