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Published on: February 15, 2015
[Effect of piracetam on the conditional reflex memory under probable reinforcement conditions]
N A Riabchikova1, N A Tushmalova, L L Pragina
1Department of Biology, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy gory, Moscow, 119899 Russia.
Abstract:
The effect of piracetam on the development of a two-link system of feed-procuring conditioned reflexes was studied in rats with probability reinforcement. The experiments showed that piracetam improves both the current learning process and the memory track (previous experience) reproduction. In addition, the drug decreases the role of the probabilic character of reinforcement, thus facilitating the synthesis of two reflexes in a united functional complex.
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