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Science 15 June 1973:
Vol. 180. no. 4091, pp. 1199 - 1201
DOI: 10.1126/science.180.4091.1199
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Retrograde Amnesia and the "Reminder Effect": An Alternative Interpretation

Paul E. Gold 1, John W. Haycock 1, John Macri 1, and James L. McGaugh 1

1 Department of Psychobiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine 92664

Recent findings suggest that amnesic agents block the retrieval of stored information. "Reminder" treatments, such as noncontingent punishments given after the production of amnesia for avoidance learning, improve the later retention performance of an animal. The data reported suggest that noncontingent treatments provide an additional learning experience which adds to the retention performance of partially amnesic or poorly trained animals.


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