Benjamin Franklin and shock-induced amnesia

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-248

  Finger, Stanley ^a   Zaromb, Franklin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Benjamin Franklin; Electricity; Electroconvulsive shock therapy; Memory

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ART; ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HISTORY; PUBLIC FIGURE; UNITED STATES;

AMNESIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; PORTRAITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646343003     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.3.240     Document Type: Article

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