F Vázquez-Pereyra, S Rivas-Arancibia, A Loaeza-Del Castillo, S Schneider-Rivas
Many studies have evidenced a functional interrelation between the nervous and endocrine systems in the modulation of mnemonic processes, and others have established the role played by certain hormones in these processes; however, few studies have dealt with the effects of sexual steroids on learning and memory. The aim of this work was to determine whether short-term and long-term memory is subject to hormonal modulation. Male Wistar rats, randomly assigned to 13 groups, 1 control and 12 experimental groups, were trained on a one-trial passive avoidance conditioning...
1995: Life Sciences