Posttraining electrical stimulation of vagal afferents with concomitant vagal efferent inactivation enhances memory storage processes in the rat

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 364-373

  Clark, K B ^a   Smith, D C ^a   Hassert, D L ^a   Browning, R A ^b   Naritoku, D K ^b   Jensen, R A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; Learning and memory; Memory consolidation; Vagal afferents; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHOCK; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031734255     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1998.3863     Document Type: Article

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