Gibbs M E, Ng K T
Neurosci Lett. 1979 Aug;13(3):279-83. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(79)91507-6.
Day-old chickens trained in pairs on an aversive discrimination task yielded a retention function with two points of reduced retention, at 15 and 55 min after learning. These points of temporary reduction in retention were interpreted as reflecting change-over of recall from three successive phases in memory formation. Chicks trained in isolation showed the same retention function as paired chicks except that the second point of reduced retention occurred at 70 min after learning. It was suggested that isolation prolonged the availability for recall of the second phase of memory formation. The findings are consistent with and support a three phase, behaviourally sequentially dependent, model of memory formation previously postulated on the basis of pharmacological studies.
在厌恶辨别任务中接受成对训练的一日龄小鸡产生了一种保持功能，在学习后15分钟和55分钟出现了两个保持力降低的点。这些保持力暂时降低的点被解释为反映了记忆形成中三个连续阶段回忆的转换。单独训练的小鸡表现出与成对小鸡相同的保持功能，只是第二个保持力降低的点出现在学习后70分钟。有人认为，隔离延长了记忆形成第二阶段可供回忆的时间。这些发现与之前基于药理学研究假设的记忆形成的三阶段、行为上顺序依赖的模型一致并支持该模型。
