These small dogs often
develop signs of shock (pale gums, rapid heart rate, and weakness) by the time they arrive at the emergency hospital, indicating that there is likely internal blood loss.
MAY 1960
DEVELOPING INFANTS — «We expected that the
shocked rats would be affected by their experience, and we looked for
signs of emotional disorder when they reached adulthood.
In this new study, Kandel's former student, John H. Byrne, who heads the Department
of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University
of Texas Medical School at Houston, has brought a new twist to the original learning method
developed in Kandel's lab — a technique that consisted
of shocking slug tails at regular intervals and then seeing whether the animals overreacted later when receiving another zap, a
sign that they remembered their tormentors all too well.