Recovery of memory after amnesia induced by electroconvulsive shock.
Electroconvulsive shock given to rats immediately after one-trial avoidance learning produced a significant amnesic effect 24 hours later; this amnesia had largely disappeared in further retention tests 48 and 72 hours after treatment. This result puts in question a basic assumption implicit in most memory consolidation studies that such amnesic effects will be permanent.
D000647:Amnesia; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D051381:Rats