An Examination of "Transfer of Learning" by Nucleic Acid

Marvin W. Luttges, Terry C. Johnson, Clayton A. Buck, John J. Holland, James L. McGaugh

Science · 1966 · 76 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Nucleic acid extracted from brains of trained animals and injected intraperitoneally into naive animals produced no "transfer of learning" effect on several tasks under many conditions. P(325)-Labeled RNA was not found in the brain after intraperitoneal administration. Even intraventricular injections of nucleic acid produced no "transfer" effect.

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