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Shock from electric current

Known as: Electrical Shock, Electric shock, effects electric shock 
A brief, unintentional exposure to an electric current, which may result in local tissue damage due to thermal injury or in a cardiac dysrhythmia.
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Electrical InjuriesElectrocution and nonfatal effects of electric current

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1980
1980
Physical aggression as a function of alcohol and pain feedback.
Summary The present study investigated the effect of verbal pain feedback on the aggressive behavior of intoxicated and… 
1976
1976
Elevation of plasma renin activity during avoidance performance in baboons.
The effect of a 3-h Sidman avoidance operant conditioning schedule (liver pressing to avoid an electric shock) on plasma renin… 
1971
1971
Reactivity of hyperphagic and normal rats to quinine and electric shock.
1969
1969
Heart rate conditioning in the cat and its relationship to other physiological responses.
Twenty cats were classically conditioned using electric shock as the unconditional stimulus (US). A 1000 cps tone served as the… 
1968
1968
Brain function and macromolecules. 3. Uridine incorporation into polysomes of mouse brain during short-term avoidance conditioning.
M\any experimenits have associated braini RNA with information processing and storage. These experiments imply that changes in… 
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1967
Highly Cited
1967
Brain function and macromolecules. II. Site of increased labeling of RNA in brains of mice during a short-term training experience.
were unable to state whether the increases represented a generalized change throughout the brain or a relatively large increase… 
1954
1954
Contiguity vs. drive-reduction in conditioned fear: the proximity and abruptness of drive-reduction.
This study attempts to determine the conditions under which the response of fear becomes attached to an initially neutral… 
1950
1950
A test which predicts the clinical effects of electric shock treatment on schizophrenic patients.
(1) Individuals vary in their autonomic patterns. Seven patterns are described. Eighty percent of the controls not under stress… 
1948
1948
The effect of electric shock on mental efficiency.
The present study has attempted to determine the effect of electric shock treatment on mental efficiency. The population studied… 
1946
1946
Reevaluation of contraindications to electric shock therapy.