Presentation of a flashing light following training produces amnesia.
Long-Evans rats given exposure to a flashing-light stimulus following one-trial fear conditioning showed amnesia relative to controls not given the flashing-light experience. Together with previous results obtained in this laboratory, it is apparent that the flashing light modulates memory processing.
D000818:Animals; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D004597:Electroshock; D005239:Fear; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D009115:Muridae; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012153:Retention, Psychology