Transcorneal electroconvulsive shock and retrograde amnesia in mice.

Abstract

TRANSCORNEAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN MICE ADMINISTERED 10 SEC. AFTER THE LEARNING TRIAL AT INTENSITIES TOO LOW (5 MA.) TO ELICIT TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES PRODUCED RETROGRADE AMNESIA IN A 1-TRIAL LEARNING PASSIVE AVOIDANCE SITUATION. A RELATIONSHIP WAS DEMONSTRATED BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF CURRENT PASSED THROUGH THE BRAIN AND THE DECREMENT IN RETEST PERFORMANCE. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)