[Behavior of the Berger effect in boys brain-damaged in early childhood and in brain-healthy boys in a conditioning trial].

Berger effect behavior was tested in a group of 15 boys with early brain damage and a control group of 15 boys without an anamnesis of brain damage, with a view to development, conditioning ability and habituation. In the group of brain-damaged test persons the proportion of BE-positive subjects was markedly less in all trials. Habituation occurred earlier and in a larger percentage. The conditioning capacity was worse in each series. The phenomena observed suggest that subjects with early brain damage suffer from a disturbance in the general reticular action system.