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TRANSFER OF AVOIDANCE LEARNING BETWEEN NORMAL AND FUNCTIONALLY DECORTICATE STATES.

R W THOMPSON
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Avoidance LearningCerebral CortexDecerebrate StatePhysiologyRatsResearchTransfer, PsychologyAVOIDANCE LEARNINGCEREBRAL CORTEXEXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDYPHYSIOLOGYRATSJournal Article

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R W THOMPSON. 1964. TRANSFER OF AVOIDANCE LEARNING BETWEEN NORMAL AND FUNCTIONALLY DECORTICATE STATES.. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0047118

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