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Anaesthetics, Barbiturates, Tranquilizers and Convulsants

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Inhibition of Memory Formation

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Some of the experiments using anaesthetics or convulsants confirm that interruption of brain activity shortly after a learning experience impairs the retention of that experience.

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Gibbs, M.E., Mark, R.F. (1973). Anaesthetics, Barbiturates, Tranquilizers and Convulsants. In: Inhibition of Memory Formation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2061-6_6

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