One-Trial Interhemispheric Transfer of a Learning Engram

7 April 1961

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 133 (3458) , 1077-1078
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3458.1077

Abstract

By using spreading depression to decorticate temporarily one hemisphere in rats, a learning trace was established in the opposite functional hemisphere. Spontaneous transfer of the engram from the trained hemisphere to the untrained hemisphere does not occur when both hemispheres are functional. If, however, the animal was allowed to make one reinforced response, complete transfer of the engram to the untrained hemisphere occurred.

Keywords

LEARNING

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