The Neuroanatomical Localisation of a Specific Memory

摘要

We performed a study on the association between short-term memory and morphology in the striatum. The aim was to demonstrate if the memory forming processes changed the structure in the brain. An experimemental rat received the electrical shocks to be trained for the avoidance memory. Using Concanavalin a staining we found that the process of memory acquisition generated a diffuse staining on the right striatum. We suggest that memory acquisition in rats may be related to motivation and reward which have parallels in man.