Effects of non-hydrogen-bonding anesthetics on memory in the chick
| Title: | Effects of non-hydrogen-bonding anesthetics on memory in the chick |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Published In: | Behavioral Biology |
| Description: | The effects of five non-hydrogen-bonding anesthetics (NHBA) upon memory processing were studied in the neonate chick (N = 1173), using a one-trial peck avoidance and a one-trial appetitive learning paradigm. No effects were observed with helium, nitrogen, or carbon dioxide, nor with hypoxia. Xenon induced a marginal amnesic effect and nitrous oxide induced a marginal enhancement. An environmental shift required to administer pressurized NHBA treatments (pressure to 9.4 atmospheres) after training reduced subsequent pecking responses at 3-hr and/or 24-hr testing. Results are discussed in light of reported findings and theoretical implications of the NHBA for memory research. © 1974 Academic Press, Inc. |
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| Citation: | Behavioral Biology. 10. Issue 3. 365 - 375. ISSN 0091-6773. DOI 10.1016/S0091-6773(74)91954-3. |
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