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Subject: Whether electric shock therapy can create new memories

Date: Thu Mar 28 04:26:33 2002
Posted by murthy
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: kanpur State/Province: up Country: india
Area of science: Neuroscience
ID: 1017307593.Ns
Message:

I understand that electric shock therapy can make people recall memories based 
on the portion of brain that is subjected to electric shock.
I am given to understand that memories are formed by communication between 
neurons which is electro-chemical in nature. Under normal conditions , neurons 
that are active produce neurotransmitters and when a critical level is 
reached , they start communicating with other neurons. Under the influence of 
external application of electrical charges , I suppose the action potential is 
reached and that initiates communication - but how about the neurotransmitters 
(chemistry part).  


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